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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 4 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, chapter 951<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 164<\/a> and 312<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 348<\/a> and 376<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 313<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69563,"section_number":"19.2-163.3","catch_line":"Duties of public defenders","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-163.3\/"},{"id":74060,"section_number":"19.2-163.4","catch_line":"Inapplicability of \u00a7\u00a7 17.1-606 and 19.2-163 where public defender offices established; exception","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-163.4\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":168397,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80364,"identifier":"19.2-163.04","token":"19.2\/10\/3.1\/19.2-163.04","url":"\/19.2-163.04\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-163.04\/","token":"19.2\/10\/3.1\/19.2-163.04","dublin_core":{"Title":"Public defender offices","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-163.04","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Public defender<\/span> offices are established in:\n\t\ta. The City of Virginia Beach;\n\t\tb. The City of Petersburg;\n\t\tc. The Cities of Buena Vista, Lexington, Staunton, and Waynesboro and the Counties of Augusta and Rockbridge;\n\t\td. The City of Roanoke;\n\t\te. The City of Portsmouth;\n\t\tf. The City of Richmond;\n\t\tg. The Counties of Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, and Warren, and the City of Winchester;\n\t\th. The City and County of Fairfax;\n\t\ti. The City of Alexandria;\n\t\tj. The City of Radford and the Counties of Bland, Pulaski, and Wythe;\n\t\tk. The Counties of Fauquier, Loudoun, and Rappahannock;\n\t\tl. The City of Suffolk;\n\t\tm. The City of Franklin and the Counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton;\n\t\tn. The County of Bedford;\n\t\to. The City of Danville;\n\t\tp. The Counties of Halifax, Lunenburg, and Mecklenburg;\n\t\tq. The City of Fredericksburg and the Counties of King George, Stafford, and Spotsylvania;\n\t\tr. The City of Lynchburg;\n\t\ts. The City of Martinsville and the Counties of Henry and Patrick;\n\t\tt. The City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle;\n\t\tu. The City of Norfolk;\n\t\tv. The County of Arlington and the City of Falls Church;\n\t\tw. The City of Newport News;\n\t\tx. The City of Chesapeake;\n\t\ty. The City of Hampton;\n\t\tz. The Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park and the County of Prince William;\n\t\taa. The County of Chesterfield; and\n\t\tab. The City of Harrisonburg and the County of Rockingham.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICES (\u00a7 19.2-163.04)\n\nPublic defender offices are established in:\n\t\ta. The City of Virginia Beach;\n\t\tb. The City of Petersburg;\n\t\tc. The Cities of Buena Vista, Lexington, Staunton, and Waynesboro and the\nCounties of Augusta and Rockbridge;\n\t\td. The City of Roanoke;\n\t\te. The City of Portsmouth;\n\t\tf. The City of Richmond;\n\t\tg. The Counties of Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, and Warren, and the\nCity of Winchester;\n\t\th. The City and County of Fairfax;\n\t\ti. The City of Alexandria;\n\t\tj. The City of Radford and the Counties of Bland, Pulaski, and Wythe;\n\t\tk. The Counties of Fauquier, Loudoun, and Rappahannock;\n\t\tl. The City of Suffolk;\n\t\tm. The City of Franklin and the Counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton;\n\t\tn. The County of Bedford;\n\t\to. The City of Danville;\n\t\tp. The Counties of Halifax, Lunenburg, and Mecklenburg;\n\t\tq. The City of Fredericksburg and the Counties of King George, Stafford, and\nSpotsylvania;\n\t\tr. The City of Lynchburg;\n\t\ts. The City of Martinsville and the Counties of Henry and Patrick;\n\t\tt. The City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle;\n\t\tu. The City of Norfolk;\n\t\tv. The County of Arlington and the City of Falls Church;\n\t\tw. The City of Newport News;\n\t\tx. The City of Chesapeake;\n\t\ty. The City of Hampton;\n\t\tz. The Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park and the County of Prince William;\n\t\taa. The County of Chesterfield; and\n\t\tab. The City of Harrisonburg and the County of Rockingham.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, cc. 884, 921; 2004, Sp. Sess. I, c. 4, cl. 2; 2005, c. 951; 2006,\nSp. Sess. I, c. 2; 2016, cc. 164, 312; 2020, cc. 348, 376; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.\n341; 2024, c. 313.","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}}