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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 536<\/a> and 815<\/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. It has been modified 2 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 2010, chapter 314<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 467<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68516,"section_number":"19.2-157","catch_line":"Duty of court when accused appears without counsel","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-157\/"},{"id":69563,"section_number":"19.2-163.3","catch_line":"Duties of public defenders","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-163.3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":168385,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76496,"identifier":"19.2-163.01:1","token":"19.2\/10\/3.1\/19.2-163.01_1","url":"\/19.2-163.01_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-163.01_1\/","token":"19.2\/10\/3.1\/19.2-163.01_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Supplementing compensation of public defender","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-163.01:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The governing body of any county or city may supplement the compensation of the public defender<\/span> or any of his deputies or employees above the compensation fixed by the executive director, in such amounts as it may deem expedient. Such additional compensation shall be wholly payable from the funds of any such county or city. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Due to the privileged and protected nature of the attorney-client relationship and the statutory scope of representation provided in §§ 19.2-157<\/a> and 19.2-163.3<\/a>, no county or city providing a supplement to compensation under this section shall place any condition or requirement upon the receipt of such funds. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Funds provided by any county or city under this section may be paid directly to the Indigent<\/span> Defense Commission or to the employees with notice to the Indigent<\/span> Defense Commission of any amount so provided. The Commission shall provide the supplementing funds directly to employees in combination with the compensation fixed by the executive director. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUPPLEMENTING COMPENSATION OF PUBLIC DEFENDER (\u00a7 19.2-163.01:1)\n\nA. The governing body of any county or city may supplement the compensation of\nthe public defender or any of his deputies or employees above the compensation\nfixed by the executive director, in such amounts as it may deem expedient. Such\nadditional compensation shall be wholly payable from the funds of any such\ncounty or city.\n\nB. Due to the privileged and protected nature of the attorney-client\nrelationship and the statutory scope of representation provided in §§\n19.2-157 and 19.2-163.3, no county or city providing a supplement to\ncompensation under this section shall place any condition or requirement upon\nthe receipt of such funds.\n\nC. Funds provided by any county or city under this section may be paid directly\nto the Indigent Defense Commission or to the employees with notice to the\nIndigent Defense Commission of any amount so provided. The Commission shall\nprovide the supplementing funds directly to employees in combination with the\ncompensation fixed by the executive director.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, cc. 536, 815; 2010, c. 314; 2023, c. 467.","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}}