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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 255 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 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":204755,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81672,"identifier":"32.1-321","token":"32.1\/9\/1\/32.1-321","url":"\/32.1-321\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-321\/","token":"32.1\/9\/1\/32.1-321","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prosecution of cases","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-321","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The State <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span> shall refer cases for <span class=\"dictionary\">prosecution<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of this chapter to the attorney for the Commonwealth in the city or county where the <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> occurred. 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The attorney for the Commonwealth shall\nobtain the assistance of the office of the Attorney General in the conduct of\nlitigation arising under this chapter and shall be considered the authorized\nrepresentative of the Attorney General for the purposes of this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 255.","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}}