Judges as conservators of the peace

Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-69.26
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The judge of each district court having criminal jurisdiction shall be a conservator of the peace within the limits of the territory in which he serves; and if such court is a city court, the judge thereof shall, except as otherwise provided by general law, also be a conservator of the peace for the area extending for one mile beyond the corporate limits of the city. 1972, c. 708; 1973, c. 546.
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