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At least one of the appointments made by the Governor, one of the appointments made by the Speaker, and one of the appointments made by the Senate Committee on Rules, shall be an attorney in private practice with a demonstrated interest in indigent defense issues. Persons who are appointed by virtue of their office shall hold terms coincident with their terms of office. If the Chairman of the Virginia State Crime Commission is (i) the Chairman of the House Committee for Courts of Justice, then the Vice-Chairman of the Committee shall serve in the position designated for the Committee Chairman or (ii) the Chairman of the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice, then the Senate Committee on Rules, upon the recommendation of the Chairman of the Committee, shall appoint a member of the Committee to serve in the position designated for the Committee Chairman. All other members shall be appointed for terms of three years and may be reappointed.\n\t\tThe Commission shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its membership annually. The chairman or his designee shall preside at all regular and called meetings of the Commission and shall have no additional duties or authority unless set by statute or by resolution of the Commission and annually confirmed by the Commission. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The Commission shall meet at least four times each year. The meetings of the Commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever three of the members so request.\n\t\tMembers shall be paid reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Legislative members shall receive compensation as provided in \u00a7 30-19.12 and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive compensation for their services as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":238355,"text":"The Virginia Indigent Defense Commission shall consist of 14 members as follows: the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice or their designees who shall be members of the Courts of Justice committees; the chairman of the Virginia State Crime Commission or his designee; the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court or his designee; two attorneys officially designated by the Virginia State Bar; two persons appointed by the Governor; three persons appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and three persons appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. At least one of the appointments made by the Governor, one of the appointments made by the Speaker, and one of the appointments made by the Senate Committee on Rules, shall be an attorney in private practice with a demonstrated interest in indigent defense issues. Persons who are appointed by virtue of their office shall hold terms coincident with their terms of office. If the Chairman of the Virginia State Crime Commission is (i) the Chairman of the House Committee for Courts of Justice, then the Vice-Chairman of the Committee shall serve in the position designated for the Committee Chairman or (ii) the Chairman of the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice, then the Senate Committee on Rules, upon the recommendation of the Chairman of the Committee, shall appoint a member of the Committee to serve in the position designated for the Committee Chairman. All other members shall be appointed for terms of three years and may be reappointed.\n\t\tThe Commission shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its membership annually. The chairman or his designee shall preside at all regular and called meetings of the Commission and shall have no additional duties or authority unless set by statute or by resolution of the Commission and annually confirmed by the Commission. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The Commission shall meet at least four times each year. The meetings of the Commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever three of the members so request.\n\t\tMembers shall be paid reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Legislative members shall receive compensation as provided in \u00a7 30-19.12 and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive compensation for their services as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15103,"edition_id":1,"name":"Indigent Defense","identifier":"3.1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":15037,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:52:10","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:52:10","permalink":{"id":168379,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15103,"identifier":"3.1","token":"19.2\/10\/3.1","url":"\/19.2\/10\/3.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":15037,"edition_id":1,"name":"Disability of Judge or Attorney for Commonwealth; Court- Appointed Counsel; Interpreters; Transcripts","identifier":"10","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12801,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:51:40","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:51:40","permalink":{"id":168319,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15037,"identifier":"10","token":"19.2\/10","url":"\/19.2\/10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12801,"edition_id":1,"name":"Criminal Procedure","identifier":"19.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":168169,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12801,"identifier":"19.2","token":"19.2","url":"\/19.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":63945,"structure_id":15103,"section_number":"19.2-163.01","catch_line":"Virginia Indigent Defense Commission established; powers and duties","url":"\/19.2-163.01\/","token":"19.2\/10\/3.1\/19.2-163.01","metadata":false},{"id":76496,"structure_id":15103,"section_number":"19.2-163.01:1","catch_line":"Supplementing compensation of public defender","url":"\/19.2-163.01_1\/","token":"19.2\/10\/3.1\/19.2-163.01_1","metadata":false},{"id":65574,"structure_id":15103,"section_number":"19.2-163.02","catch_line":"Membership of Indigent Defense Commission; expenses","url":"\/19.2-163.02\/","token":"19.2\/10\/3.1\/19.2-163.02","metadata":false},{"id":57544,"structure_id":15103,"section_number":"19.2-163.03","catch_line":"Qualifications for court-appointed counsel","url":"\/19.2-163.03\/","token":"19.2\/10\/3.1\/19.2-163.03","metadata":false},{"id":80364,"structure_id":15103,"section_number":"19.2-163.04","catch_line":"Public defender offices","url":"\/19.2-163.04\/","token":"19.2\/10\/3.1\/19.2-163.04","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":76496,"structure_id":15103,"section_number":"19.2-163.01:1","catch_line":"Supplementing compensation of public defender","url":"\/19.2-163.01_1\/","token":"19.2\/10\/3.1\/19.2-163.01_1","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":57544,"structure_id":15103,"section_number":"19.2-163.03","catch_line":"Qualifications for court-appointed counsel","url":"\/19.2-163.03\/","token":"19.2\/10\/3.1\/19.2-163.03","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/19.2-163.02\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 884<\/a> and 921<\/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 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 2005, chapters 176<\/a> and 758<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 429<\/a> and 501<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 115<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71377,"section_number":"2.2-2813","catch_line":"Definitions; compensation and expense payments from state funds for service on collegial bodies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2813\/"},{"id":73173,"section_number":"2.2-2825","catch_line":"Reimbursement for certain travel expenditures; restrictions on reimbursement","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2825\/"},{"id":81066,"section_number":"30-19.12","catch_line":"Compensation of members of the General Assembly and certain commissions engaged in legislative services","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-19.12\/"}],"permalink":{"id":168389,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65574,"identifier":"19.2-163.02","token":"19.2\/10\/3.1\/19.2-163.02","url":"\/19.2-163.02\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-163.02\/","token":"19.2\/10\/3.1\/19.2-163.02","dublin_core":{"Title":"Membership of Indigent Defense Commission; expenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-163.02","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Virginia Indigent<\/span> Defense Commission shall consist of 14 members as follows: the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts<\/span> of Justice or their designees who shall be members of the Courts<\/span> of Justice committees; the chairman of the Virginia State Crime<\/span> Commission or his designee; the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court<\/span> or his designee; two attorneys officially designated by the Virginia State Bar; two persons appointed by the Governor; three persons appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and three persons appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. At least one of the appointments made by the Governor, one of the appointments made by the Speaker, and one of the appointments made by the Senate Committee on Rules, shall be an attorney in private practice with a demonstrated interest in indigent<\/span> defense issues<\/span>. Persons who are appointed by virtue of their office shall hold terms coincident with their terms of office. If the Chairman of the Virginia State Crime<\/span> Commission is (i) the Chairman of the House Committee for Courts<\/span> of Justice, then the Vice-Chairman of the Committee shall serve in the position designated for the Committee Chairman or (ii) the Chairman of the Senate Committee for Courts<\/span> of Justice, then the Senate Committee on Rules, upon the recommendation of the Chairman of the Committee, shall appoint a member of the Committee to serve in the position designated for the Committee Chairman. All other members shall be appointed for terms of three years and may be reappointed.\n\t\tThe Commission shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its membership annually. The chairman or his designee shall preside at all regular and called meetings of the Commission and shall have no additional duties or authority unless set by statute<\/span> or by resolution of the Commission and annually confirmed by the Commission. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The Commission shall meet at least four times each year. The meetings of the Commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever three of the members so request.\n\t\tMembers shall be paid reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Legislative members shall receive compensation as provided in \u00a7 30-19.12<\/a> and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive compensation for their services as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMEMBERSHIP OF INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION; EXPENSES (\u00a7 19.2-163.02)\n\nThe Virginia Indigent Defense Commission shall consist of 14 members as follows:\nthe Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice or their\ndesignees who shall be members of the Courts of Justice committees; the chairman\nof the Virginia State Crime Commission or his designee; the Executive Secretary\nof the Supreme Court or his designee; two attorneys officially designated by the\nVirginia State Bar; two persons appointed by the Governor; three persons\nappointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and three persons appointed\nby the Senate Committee on Rules. At least one of the appointments made by the\nGovernor, one of the appointments made by the Speaker, and one of the\nappointments made by the Senate Committee on Rules, shall be an attorney in\nprivate practice with a demonstrated interest in indigent defense issues.\nPersons who are appointed by virtue of their office shall hold terms coincident\nwith their terms of office. If the Chairman of the Virginia State Crime\nCommission is (i) the Chairman of the House Committee for Courts of Justice,\nthen the Vice-Chairman of the Committee shall serve in the position designated\nfor the Committee Chairman or (ii) the Chairman of the Senate Committee for\nCourts of Justice, then the Senate Committee on Rules, upon the recommendation\nof the Chairman of the Committee, shall appoint a member of the Committee to\nserve in the position designated for the Committee Chairman. All other members\nshall be appointed for terms of three years and may be reappointed.\n\t\tThe Commission shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its\nmembership annually. The chairman or his designee shall preside at all regular\nand called meetings of the Commission and shall have no additional duties or\nauthority unless set by statute or by resolution of the Commission and annually\nconfirmed by the Commission. A majority of the members shall constitute a\nquorum. The Commission shall meet at least four times each year. The meetings of\nthe Commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever three of\nthe members so request.\n\t\tMembers shall be paid reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the\nperformance of their duties. Legislative members shall receive compensation as\nprovided in \u00a7 30-19.12 and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive\ncompensation for their services as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, cc. 884, 921; 2005, cc. 176, 758; 2006, cc. 429, 501; 2008, c.\n115.","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}}