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This law was first created in 1975. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 515 and 595 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 1975 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1993, chapter 641; in 2023, chapters 663<\/a> and 664<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":187625,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73281,"identifier":"24.2-237","token":"24.2\/2\/7\/24.2-237","url":"\/24.2-237\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-237\/","token":"24.2\/2\/7\/24.2-237","dublin_core":{"Title":"Who to represent Commonwealth; trial by jury; appeal","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-237","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The attorney for the Commonwealth shall represent the Commonwealth in all proceedings under this article. If the proceeding is against the attorney for the Commonwealth, the court<\/span> shall appoint an attorney to represent the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth and the officer shall be the only parties to the action. Any officer proceeded against shall have the right to demand a trial<\/span> by jury<\/span>. The Commonwealth and the officer shall each have the right to appeal<\/span> to the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> upon the record made in the trial<\/span> court<\/span> and the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> shall consider and determine such cases.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHO TO REPRESENT COMMONWEALTH; TRIAL BY JURY; APPEAL (\u00a7 24.2-237)\n\nThe attorney for the Commonwealth shall represent the Commonwealth in all\nproceedings under this article. If the proceeding is against the attorney for\nthe Commonwealth, the court shall appoint an attorney to represent the\nCommonwealth. The Commonwealth and the officer shall be the only parties to the\naction. Any officer proceeded against shall have the right to demand a trial by\njury. The Commonwealth and the officer shall each have the right to appeal to\nthe Court of Appeals upon the record made in the trial court and the Court of\nAppeals shall consider and determine such cases.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, cc. 515, 595, \u00a7 24.1-79.9; 1993, c. 641; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.\n489; 2023, cc. 663, 664.","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}}