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The compensation for special counsel employed pursuant to this section shall, subject to the approval by the Attorney General, be paid out of the funds appropriated for the administration of the Department of Military Affairs.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":247757,"text":"No action or proceeding shall be prosecuted or maintained against a member of a military court, or officer or person acting under its authority or reviewing its proceedings, on account of the approval or imposition or execution of any sentence, or the imposition or collection of fine or penalty, or the execution of any warrant, writ, execution, process, or mandate of a military court, nor shall any member of the Virginia National Guard or Virginia Defense Force be liable to civil action or suit or criminal prosecution for any act done while in the discharge of his military duty.\n\t\tIf any member of the Virginia National Guard or Virginia Defense Force is sued civilly or arrested, indicted, or otherwise prosecuted for any act committed in the discharge of his official duty while on state duty, the Adjutant General may employ special counsel approved by the Attorney General to defend such member. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1972, chapter 416; in 1973, chapter 401; in 1984, chapter 765; in 2011, chapters 572<\/a> and 586<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 221<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":221589,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68421,"identifier":"44-100","token":"44\/1\/10\/44-100","url":"\/44-100\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/44-100\/","token":"44\/1\/10\/44-100","dublin_core":{"Title":"No action allowed on account of military duties; counsel for members sued or prosecuted","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 44-100","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No action or proceeding shall be prosecuted or maintained against a member of a military court<\/span>, or officer or person acting under its authority or reviewing its proceedings, on account of the approval or imposition or execution of any sentence, or the imposition or collection of fine or penalty<\/span>, or the execution of any warrant, writ<\/span>, execution, process, or mandate<\/span> of a military court<\/span>, nor shall any member of the Virginia National Guard or Virginia Defense Force be liable to civil action<\/span> or suit or criminal prosecution<\/span> for any act done while in the discharge of his military duty.\n\t\tIf any member of the Virginia National Guard or Virginia Defense Force is sued civilly or arrested, indicted, or otherwise prosecuted for any act committed in the discharge of his official duty while on state duty, the Adjutant General may employ special counsel<\/span> approved by the Attorney General<\/span> to defend such member. The compensation for special counsel<\/span> employed pursuant to this section shall, subject to the approval by the Attorney General<\/span>, be paid out of the funds appropriated for the administration of the Department of Military Affairs.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNO ACTION ALLOWED ON ACCOUNT OF MILITARY DUTIES; COUNSEL FOR MEMBERS SUED OR\nPROSECUTED (\u00a7 44-100)\n\nNo action or proceeding shall be prosecuted or maintained against a member of a\nmilitary court, or officer or person acting under its authority or reviewing its\nproceedings, on account of the approval or imposition or execution of any\nsentence, or the imposition or collection of fine or penalty, or the execution\nof any warrant, writ, execution, process, or mandate of a military court, nor\nshall any member of the Virginia National Guard or Virginia Defense Force be\nliable to civil action or suit or criminal prosecution for any act done while in\nthe discharge of his military duty.\n\t\tIf any member of the Virginia National Guard or Virginia Defense Force is sued\ncivilly or arrested, indicted, or otherwise prosecuted for any act committed in\nthe discharge of his official duty while on state duty, the Adjutant General may\nemploy special counsel approved by the Attorney General to defend such member.\nThe compensation for special counsel employed pursuant to this section shall,\nsubject to the approval by the Attorney General, be paid out of the funds\nappropriated for the administration of the Department of Military Affairs.\n\nHISTORY: 1930, p. 967; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 2673(85); 1972, c. 416; 1973, c.\n401; 1984, c. 765; 2011, cc. 572, 586; 2015, c. 221.","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}}