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Such an election and consent by the Compensation Board shall be binding on the attorney for the Commonwealth and on successors in the office.B\n\nThe Compensation Board shall prepare a list of localities eligible to have a full-time attorney for the Commonwealth and shall prioritize the list according to the same workload measures used by the Compensation Board in staffing standards established for assistant attorney for the Commonwealth positions in Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ offices statewide.C\n\nUpon electing to become a full-time attorney for the Commonwealth and upon receiving additional funding of such office by the Compensation Board, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall not thereafter engage in the private practice of law. No such election shall become effective until the July 1 immediately following the date of election, or until another date as agreed upon by the attorney for the Commonwealth and the Compensation Board.D\n\nThe Compensation Board shall fund such additional full-time offices of the attorney for the Commonwealth according to the priority list established in subsection B of this section, subject to appropriations by the General Assembly.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":218842,"text":"Notwithstanding §§ 15.2-1627.1 and 15.2-1630, any attorney for the Commonwealth for a city may, with the consent of the Compensation Board, elect to devote full time to the duties of attorney for the Commonwealth at a salary equal to that for an attorney for the Commonwealth in a city with a population of more than 35,000. 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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 826 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1996, chapter 561<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 417<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":79840,"section_number":"15.2-1627.1","catch_line":"Salaries of attorneys for the Commonwealth and assistants","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1627.1\/"},{"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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":153539,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59761,"identifier":"15.2-1631","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/4\/15.2-1631","url":"\/15.2-1631\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1631\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/4\/15.2-1631","dublin_core":{"Title":"Part-time attorneys for the Commonwealth in certain cities may seek full-time status","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1631","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Notwithstanding §§ 15.2-1627.1<\/a> and 15.2-1630<\/a>, any attorney for the Commonwealth for a city<\/span> may, with the consent of the Compensation Board, elect to devote full time to the duties of attorney for the Commonwealth at a salary equal to that for an attorney for the Commonwealth in a city<\/span> with a population of more than 35,000. Such an election and consent by the Compensation Board shall be binding on the attorney for the Commonwealth and on successors in the office. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Compensation Board shall prepare a list of localities eligible to have a full-time attorney for the Commonwealth and shall prioritize the list according to the same workload measures used by the Compensation Board in staffing standards established for assistant attorney for the Commonwealth positions in Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ offices statewide. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Upon electing to become a full-time attorney for the Commonwealth and upon receiving additional funding of such office by the Compensation Board, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall not thereafter engage in the private practice of law<\/span>. No such election shall become effective until the July 1 immediately following the date of election, or until another date as agreed upon by the attorney for the Commonwealth and the Compensation Board. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Compensation Board shall fund such additional full-time offices of the attorney for the Commonwealth according to the priority list established in subsection B of this section, subject to appropriations by the General Assembly. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPART-TIME ATTORNEYS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH IN CERTAIN CITIES MAY SEEK FULL-TIME\nSTATUS (\u00a7 15.2-1631)\n\nA. Notwithstanding §§ 15.2-1627.1 and 15.2-1630, any attorney for the\nCommonwealth for a city may, with the consent of the Compensation Board, elect\nto devote full time to the duties of attorney for the Commonwealth at a salary\nequal to that for an attorney for the Commonwealth in a city with a population\nof more than 35,000. Such an election and consent by the Compensation Board\nshall be binding on the attorney for the Commonwealth and on successors in the\noffice.\n\nB. The Compensation Board shall prepare a list of localities eligible to have a\nfull-time attorney for the Commonwealth and shall prioritize the list according\nto the same workload measures used by the Compensation Board in staffing\nstandards established for assistant attorney for the Commonwealth positions in\nCommonwealth’s Attorneys’ offices statewide.\n\nC. Upon electing to become a full-time attorney for the Commonwealth and upon\nreceiving additional funding of such office by the Compensation Board, the\nattorney for the Commonwealth shall not thereafter engage in the private\npractice of law. No such election shall become effective until the July 1\nimmediately following the date of election, or until another date as agreed upon\nby the attorney for the Commonwealth and the Compensation Board.\n\nD. The Compensation Board shall fund such additional full-time offices of the\nattorney for the Commonwealth according to the priority list established in\nsubsection B of this section, subject to appropriations by the General Assembly.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 826, \u00a7 15.1-821.1; 1996, c. 561; 1997, c. 587; 2007, c. 417.","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}}