§ 19.2-163.04 Public defender offices
Public defender offices are established in: a. The City of Virginia Beach; b. The City of Petersburg; c. The Cities of Buena Vista, Lexington, Staunton, and Waynesboro and the Counties of Augusta and Rockbridge; d. The City of Roanoke; e. The City of Portsmouth; f. The City of Richmond; g. The Counties of Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, and Warren, and the City of Winchester; h. The City and County of Fairfax; i. The City of Alexandria; j. The City of Radford and the Counties of Bland, Pulaski, and Wythe; k. The Counties of Fauquier, Loudoun, and Rappahannock; l. The City of Suffolk; m. The City of Franklin and the Counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton; n. The County of Bedford; o. The City of Danville; p. The Counties of Halifax, Lunenburg, and Mecklenburg; q. The City of Fredericksburg and the Counties of King George, Stafford, and Spotsylvania; r. The City of Lynchburg; s. The City of Martinsville and the Counties of Henry and Patrick; t. The City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle; u. The City of Norfolk; v. The County of Arlington and the City of Falls Church; w. The City of Newport News; x. The City of Chesapeake; y. The City of Hampton; z. The Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park and the County of Prince William; aa. The County of Chesterfield; and ab. The City of Harrisonburg and the County of Rockingham.
History
This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 884 and 921 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2005, chapter 951; in 2016, chapters 164 and 312; in 2020, chapters 348 and 376; in 2024, chapter 313.
2004, cc. 884, 921; 2004, Sp. Sess. I, c. 4, cl. 2; 2005, c. 951; 2006, Sp. Sess. I, c. 2; 2016, cc. 164, 312; 2020, cc. 348, 376; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 341; 2024, c. 313.