16.1-123.1 - Criminal and traffic jurisdiction of general district courts.
§ 16.1-123.1. Criminal and traffic jurisdiction of general district courts.
1. Each general district court shall have, within the county, including thetowns within such county, or city for which it is established, exclusiveoriginal jurisdiction for the trial of:
a. All offenses against the ordinances, laws and bylaws of such county,including the towns within such county, or city or of any service districtwithin such county or city, except a city ordinance enacted pursuant to §§18.2-372 through 18.2-391.1. All offenses against the ordinances of a servicedistrict shall be prosecuted in the name of such service district;
b. All other misdemeanors and traffic infractions arising in such county,including the towns in such county, or city.
2. Each general district court which is established within a city shall alsohave:
a. Concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit court of such city for allviolations of state revenue and election laws; and
b. Exclusive original jurisdiction, except as otherwise provided by generallaw or the city charter, within the area extending for one mile beyond thecorporate limits thereof, for the trial of all offenses against theordinances, laws and bylaws of the city.
3. If a city lying within a county has no general district court provided bycity charter or under general law, then the general district court of thecounty within which such city lies shall have the same jurisdiction in suchcity as a general district court established for a city would have.
4. Each general district court shall have such other jurisdiction, exclusiveor concurrent, as may be conferred on such court by general law or byprovisions of the charter of the city for which the court was established.
5. Nothing herein shall affect the jurisdiction conferred on the juvenile anddomestic relations district court by Chapter 11 (§ 16.1-226 et seq.) of thistitle.
(1984, c. 506.)