53.1-168 - Procedure when reincarceration of out-of-state parolee or probationer should be considered.

§ 53.1-168. Procedure when reincarceration of out-of-state parolee orprobationer should be considered.

When supervision of a parolee or probationer is being administered by thisCommonwealth pursuant to Article 4 (§ 53.1-166 et seq.) of this chapter andsuch parolee or probationer is arrested pursuant to the provisions of §53.1-162 or upon a warrant issued by the state where he was paroled or placedon probation and charged with violation of the terms or conditions of paroleor probation, a preliminary hearing at or near the site of the allegedviolation may be held in accordance with this article. The purpose of suchhearing shall be to determine whether there is probable cause to believe thatthe parolee or probationer has committed a violation of a condition of paroleor probation.

(Code 1950, § 53-290.1; 1975, c. 39; 1977, c. 106; 1978, c. 341; 1982, c.636.)