CHAPTER 362

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-124, 16.1-125 and 16.1-127 of the
Code of Virginia, relating to the jurisdiction of municipal courts wn
criminal matters.

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Approved March 30, 1960

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 16.1-124, 16.1-125 and 16.1-127 of the Code of Virginia be
amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 16.1-124. Each municipal court having jurisdiction of criminal

matters shall have:
_ _ (1) Exclusive original jurisdiction within the city or town for which
it is created, and, except as otherwise provided by general law or by its
charter, within the area extending for one mile beyond the corporate
limits thereof, for the trial of all offenses against the ordinances, laws
and by-laws of the city or town committed within such city or town.

(2) If a municipal court of a city, concurrent jurisdiction with the
corporation court of the city in all cases of violation of the revenue and
election laws of the State, and of all offenses arising under the provisions
of Chapter *7 (§ *18.1-814 et seq.) of Title *18.1.

(3) Except when it is otherwise specifically provided, exclusive
original jurisdiction within the corporate limits for the trial of all other
misdemeanors arising therein;

(4) Such other jurisdiction, exclusive or concurrent, as may be con-

pilin upon it by general law, or by the provisions of its municipal
charter.
§ 16.1-125. Each municipal court which is constituted as a separate
traffic court shall, within the limits of the territory for which it is cre-
ated, have original jurisdiction in the trial of offenses under Title *46.1
(§ *46.1-1 et seq.) and Chapter 138 (§ 58-686 et seq.) of Title 58 of the
Code of Virginia, and under §§ *18.1-54 to 18.1-61 of the Code of Vir-
ginia, as such title, chapter and sections now exist or as they may be here-
after amended, and of violations of ordinances and administrative regu-
lations of the city adopted in accordance with such statutes.

§ 16.1-127. In addition to the power and authority conferred by this
chapter on courts not of record having criminal jurisdiction, each such
court shall have power to conduct preliminary examinations of persons
charged with crime within its jurisdiction in the manner prescribed in
Chapter *6 (*§ 19.1-90 et seq.) of Title *19.1.

2. This act shall become effective on July 1, 1960.