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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 806<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":61705,"section_number":"16.1-253.1","catch_line":"Preliminary protective orders in cases of family abuse; confidentiality","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-253.1\/"},{"id":60177,"section_number":"16.1-253.4","catch_line":"Emergency protective orders authorized in certain cases; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-253.4\/"}],"permalink":{"id":161661,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62830,"identifier":"16.1-266.2","token":"16.1\/11\/6\/16.1-266.2","url":"\/16.1-266.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-266.2\/","token":"16.1\/11\/6\/16.1-266.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment of pro bono counsel by judges of the First and Second Judicial District in certain cases","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-266.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The judges<\/span> of the juvenile and domestic relations district court of the First and Second Judicial District are authorized to appoint pro bono counsel<\/span> for alleged victims in family abuse<\/span> cases in which the court<\/span> is authorized to issue<\/span> a preliminary protective order<\/span> under \u00a7 16.1-253.1<\/a>, or an emergency protective order<\/span> under \u00a7 16.1-253.4<\/a>. Such counsel<\/span> shall have no prosecutorial authority except as granted in writing by the attorney for the Commonwealth for the jurisdiction<\/span> in which the representation is to occur.\n\t\tAny attorney appointed under the provisions of this section shall be a volunteer and serve without compensation and shall be subject to any rules adopted by the court<\/span> and approved by the Virginia Supreme Court providing for the establishment and conduct of a project providing pro bono services to victims of family abuse<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO COUNSEL BY JUDGES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND JUDICIAL\nDISTRICT IN CERTAIN CASES (\u00a7 16.1-266.2)\n\nThe judges of the juvenile and domestic relations district court of the First\nand Second Judicial District are authorized to appoint pro bono counsel for\nalleged victims in family abuse cases in which the court is authorized to issue\na preliminary protective order under \u00a7 16.1-253.1, or an emergency protective\norder under \u00a7 16.1-253.4. Such counsel shall have no prosecutorial authority\nexcept as granted in writing by the attorney for the Commonwealth for the\njurisdiction in which the representation is to occur.\n\t\tAny attorney appointed under the provisions of this section shall be a\nvolunteer and serve without compensation and shall be subject to any rules\nadopted by the court and approved by the Virginia Supreme Court providing for\nthe establishment and conduct of a project providing pro bono services to\nvictims of family abuse.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 806.","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}}