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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 946<\/a> and 985<\/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 2001, chapter 776<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 989<\/a> and 1018<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 121<\/a> and 246<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":87039,"section_number":"37.2-906","catch_line":"Probable cause hearing; procedures","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-906\/"}],"permalink":{"id":210577,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81420,"identifier":"37.2-915","token":"37.2\/III\/9\/37.2-915","url":"\/37.2-915\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-915\/","token":"37.2\/III\/9\/37.2-915","dublin_core":{"Title":"Representation of Commonwealth and person subject to commitment; nature of proceedings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-915","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Attorney General<\/span> shall represent the Commonwealth in all proceedings held pursuant to this chapter. The Attorney General<\/span> shall receive prior written notice of all proceedings held under this chapter in which he is to represent the Commonwealth.\n\t\tThe court<\/span> shall appoint counsel<\/span> for the person subject to commitment or conditional release pursuant to subsection C of \u00a7 37.2-906<\/a> unless the person waives<\/span> his right to counsel<\/span>. The court<\/span> shall consider appointment of the person who represented the person in previous proceedings.\n\t\tAll proceedings held under this chapter shall be civil proceedings.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPRESENTATION OF COMMONWEALTH AND PERSON SUBJECT TO COMMITMENT; NATURE OF\nPROCEEDINGS (\u00a7 37.2-915)\n\nThe Attorney General shall represent the Commonwealth in all proceedings held\npursuant to this chapter. The Attorney General shall receive prior written\nnotice of all proceedings held under this chapter in which he is to represent\nthe Commonwealth.\n\t\tThe court shall appoint counsel for the person subject to commitment or\nconditional release pursuant to subsection C of \u00a7 37.2-906 unless the person\nwaives his right to counsel. The court shall consider appointment of the person\nwho represented the person in previous proceedings.\n\t\tAll proceedings held under this chapter shall be civil proceedings.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, cc. 946, 985, \u00a7 37.1-70.16; 2001, c. 776; 2003, cc. 989, 1018;\n2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 121, 246.","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}}