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In such jurisdictions, the attorney for the Commonwealth and his assistant attorneys and their successors in office shall be subject to the requirements regarding full-time service and part-time private practice as in effect for such positions on January 1, 1993. No further action by the council of the city or the Compensation Board shall be necessary.B\n\nEach assistant attorney for the Commonwealth authorized by law, if his services shall be deemed necessary by the Compensation Board, shall receive an annual salary which shall not exceed ninety percent of the salary received by the attorney for the Commonwealth of his county or city. However, after January 1, 1980, in cities having a population of more than 35,000 inhabitants, the Compensation Board shall not provide any compensation for any assistant attorney for the Commonwealth when the attorney for the Commonwealth for any such city does not serve on a full-time basis or engages in the practice of law outside of his duties as attorney for the Commonwealth.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":286010,"text":"The annual salaries of attorneys for the Commonwealth shall be as prescribed in the general appropriation act, except as otherwise provided in § 15.2-1636.12.\n\t\t\tIn cities and counties having a population of more than 35,000 inhabitants, the Compensation Board, in determining the salary for the assistants to the attorney for the Commonwealth, shall consider the provisions of §§ 15.2-1628 and 15.2-1630 requiring that such attorneys serve on a full-time basis, and shall also consider the amount of the salaries paid to the assistants to the city or county attorney of such city or county.\n\t\t\tThese same factors shall also be considered in determining the salary for assistants to the attorney for the Commonwealth in cities having a population of more than 17,000 inhabitants, and less than 35,000 inhabitants when the council for such city and the Compensation Board shall concur that the attorney for the Commonwealth and all assistant attorneys for the Commonwealth shall devote full time to their duties, and shall not engage in the private practice of law.\n\t\t\tAny city served by a full-time attorney for the Commonwealth on January 1, 1993, under the provisions hereof shall continue to be served by a full-time attorney for the Commonwealth in the event the population of such city shall have fallen below the 17,000 population threshold in the most recent U.S. census and shall be administered in the same manner as cities with populations in excess of 17,000 but of 35,000 or less. In such jurisdictions, the attorney for the Commonwealth and his assistant attorneys and their successors in office shall be subject to the requirements regarding full-time service and part-time private practice as in effect for such positions on January 1, 1993. No further action by the council of the city or the Compensation Board shall be necessary.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":286011,"text":"Each assistant attorney for the Commonwealth authorized by law, if his services shall be deemed necessary by the Compensation Board, shall receive an annual salary which shall not exceed ninety percent of the salary received by the attorney for the Commonwealth of his county or city. However, after January 1, 1980, in cities having a population of more than 35,000 inhabitants, the Compensation Board shall not provide any compensation for any assistant attorney for the Commonwealth when the attorney for the Commonwealth for any such city does not serve on a full-time basis or engages in the practice of law outside of his duties as attorney for the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15314,"edition_id":1,"name":"Attorney for the Commonwealth","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12877,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:53:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:53:52","permalink":{"id":153493,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15314,"identifier":"4","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/4","url":"\/15.2\/II\/16\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12877,"edition_id":1,"name":"Local Constitutional Officers, Courthouses and Supplies","identifier":"16","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12733,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":153305,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12877,"identifier":"16","token":"15.2\/II\/16","url":"\/15.2\/II\/16\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12733,"edition_id":1,"name":"Powers of Local Government","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":152369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12733,"identifier":"II","token":"15.2\/II","url":"\/15.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12720,"edition_id":1,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":151279,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12720,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":62591,"structure_id":15314,"section_number":"15.2-1626","catch_line":"Attorney for the Commonwealth","url":"\/15.2-1626\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/4\/15.2-1626","metadata":false},{"id":84966,"structure_id":15314,"section_number":"15.2-1627","catch_line":"Duties of attorneys for the Commonwealth and their assistants","url":"\/15.2-1627\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/4\/15.2-1627","metadata":false},{"id":79840,"structure_id":15314,"section_number":"15.2-1627.1","catch_line":"Salaries of attorneys for the Commonwealth and assistants","url":"\/15.2-1627.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/4\/15.2-1627.1","metadata":false},{"id":84557,"structure_id":15314,"section_number":"15.2-1627.2","catch_line":"Disposition of fees of attorneys for the Commonwealth","url":"\/15.2-1627.2\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/4\/15.2-1627.2","metadata":false},{"id":65171,"structure_id":15314,"section_number":"15.2-1627.3","catch_line":"Attorneys for the Commonwealth and city attorneys; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 17 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 566; in 1954, chapters 648 and 662; in 1956, chapter 630; in 1964, chapter 386; in 1966, chapter 279; in 1970, chapter 551; in 1972, chapter 215; in 1973, chapter 126; in 1974, chapter 429; in 1976, chapter 689; in 1977, chapter 623; in 1980, chapter 588; in 1981, chapter 415; in 1983, chapter 600; in 1989, chapter 293; in 1993, chapters 446 and 620; in 1998, chapter 872<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62591,"section_number":"15.2-1626","catch_line":"Attorney for the Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1626\/"},{"id":66628,"section_number":"15.2-1629","catch_line":"Part-time attorneys for the Commonwealth in certain counties may seek full-time status","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1629\/"},{"id":59761,"section_number":"15.2-1631","catch_line":"Part-time attorneys for the Commonwealth in certain cities may seek full-time status","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1631\/"},{"id":85721,"section_number":"15.2-1632","catch_line":"Employment of assistants to attorneys for the Commonwealth, subject to approval of Compensation Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1632\/"},{"id":70243,"section_number":"15.2-1633","catch_line":"Part-time compensated assistants to attorneys for the Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1633\/"},{"id":57430,"section_number":"15.2-1636.11","catch_line":"Determination of population","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1636.11\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66955,"section_number":"15.2-1628","catch_line":"Attorneys for the Commonwealth and assistants in certain counties to devote full time to duties; no additional compensation for substituting for or assisting any other attorney for the Commonwealth or assistant","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1628\/"},{"id":84132,"section_number":"15.2-1630","catch_line":"Attorneys for the Commonwealth for cities; no additional compensation for substituting for or assisting any other attorney for the Commonwealth or assistant","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1630\/"},{"id":69688,"section_number":"15.2-1636.12","catch_line":"Increase in salaries in certain cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1636.12\/"}],"permalink":{"id":153503,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79840,"identifier":"15.2-1627.1","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/4\/15.2-1627.1","url":"\/15.2-1627.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1627.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/4\/15.2-1627.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Salaries of attorneys for the Commonwealth and assistants","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1627.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The annual salaries of attorneys for the Commonwealth shall be as prescribed in the general appropriation act, except as otherwise provided in § 15.2-1636.12<\/a>.\n\t\t\tIn cities and counties having a population of more than 35,000 inhabitants, the Compensation Board, in determining the salary for the assistants to the attorney for the Commonwealth, shall consider the provisions of §§ 15.2-1628<\/a> and 15.2-1630<\/a> requiring that such attorneys serve on a full-time basis, and shall also consider the amount of the salaries paid to the assistants to the city<\/span> or county<\/span> attorney of such city<\/span> or county<\/span>.\n\t\t\tThese same factors shall also be considered in determining the salary for assistants to the attorney for the Commonwealth in cities having a population of more than 17,000 inhabitants, and less than 35,000 inhabitants when the council<\/span> for such city<\/span> and the Compensation Board shall concur that the attorney for the Commonwealth and all assistant attorneys for the Commonwealth shall devote full time to their duties, and shall not engage in the private practice of law<\/span>.\n\t\t\tAny city<\/span> served by a full-time attorney for the Commonwealth on January 1, 1993, under the provisions hereof shall continue to be served by a full-time attorney for the Commonwealth in the event the population of such city<\/span> shall have fallen below the 17,000 population threshold in the most recent U.S. census and shall be administered in the same manner as cities with populations in excess of 17,000 but of 35,000 or less. In such jurisdictions<\/span>, the attorney for the Commonwealth and his assistant attorneys and their successors in office shall be subject to the requirements regarding full-time service and part-time private practice as in effect for such positions on January 1, 1993. No further action by the council<\/span> of the city<\/span> or the Compensation Board shall be necessary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each assistant attorney for the Commonwealth authorized by law<\/span>, if his services shall be deemed necessary by the Compensation Board, shall receive an annual salary which shall not exceed ninety percent of the salary received by the attorney for the Commonwealth of his county<\/span> or city<\/span>. However, after January 1, 1980, in cities having a population of more than 35,000 inhabitants, the Compensation Board shall not provide any compensation for any assistant attorney for the Commonwealth when the attorney for the Commonwealth for any such city<\/span> does not serve on a full-time basis or engages in the practice of law<\/span> outside of his duties as attorney for the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSALARIES OF ATTORNEYS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH AND ASSISTANTS (\u00a7 15.2-1627.1)\n\nA. The annual salaries of attorneys for the Commonwealth shall be as prescribed\nin the general appropriation act, except as otherwise provided in §\n15.2-1636.12.\n\t\t\tIn cities and counties having a population of more than 35,000 inhabitants,\nthe Compensation Board, in determining the salary for the assistants to the\nattorney for the Commonwealth, shall consider the provisions of §§\n15.2-1628 and 15.2-1630 requiring that such attorneys serve on a full-time\nbasis, and shall also consider the amount of the salaries paid to the assistants\nto the city or county attorney of such city or county.\n\t\t\tThese same factors shall also be considered in determining the salary for\nassistants to the attorney for the Commonwealth in cities having a population of\nmore than 17,000 inhabitants, and less than 35,000 inhabitants when the council\nfor such city and the Compensation Board shall concur that the attorney for the\nCommonwealth and all assistant attorneys for the Commonwealth shall devote full\ntime to their duties, and shall not engage in the private practice of law.\n\t\t\tAny city served by a full-time attorney for the Commonwealth on January 1,\n1993, under the provisions hereof shall continue to be served by a full-time\nattorney for the Commonwealth in the event the population of such city shall\nhave fallen below the 17,000 population threshold in the most recent U.S. census\nand shall be administered in the same manner as cities with populations in\nexcess of 17,000 but of 35,000 or less. In such jurisdictions, the attorney for\nthe Commonwealth and his assistant attorneys and their successors in office\nshall be subject to the requirements regarding full-time service and part-time\nprivate practice as in effect for such positions on January 1, 1993. No further\naction by the council of the city or the Compensation Board shall be necessary.\n\nB. Each assistant attorney for the Commonwealth authorized by law, if his\nservices shall be deemed necessary by the Compensation Board, shall receive an\nannual salary which shall not exceed ninety percent of the salary received by\nthe attorney for the Commonwealth of his county or city. However, after January\n1, 1980, in cities having a population of more than 35,000 inhabitants, the\nCompensation Board shall not provide any compensation for any assistant attorney\nfor the Commonwealth when the attorney for the Commonwealth for any such city\ndoes not serve on a full-time basis or engages in the practice of law outside of\nhis duties as attorney for the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 14-66; 1950, p. 637; 1952, c. 566; 1954, cc. 648, 662;\n1956, c. 630; 1964, c. 386, \u00a7 14.1-53; 1966, c. 279; 1970, c. 551; 1972, c.\n215; 1973, c. 126; 1974, c. 429; 1976, c. 689; 1977, c. 623; 1980, c. 588; 1981,\nc. 415; 1983, c. 600; 1989, c. 293; 1993, cc. 446, 620; 1998, c. 872.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}