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Sess., cc. 1, 2; 1995, cc. 502, 574, 768; 1996, c. 342; 1997, c. 339; 2000, c. 1040; 2001, c. 593; 2001, c. 844; 2002, c. 491; 2004, c. 395; 2007, c. 133.","full_text":"A\n\nEach county or city or combination thereof developing and establishing a local pretrial services or a community-based probation services agency pursuant to this article shall establish a community criminal justice board. Each county and city participating in local pretrial services or local community-based probation services shall be represented on the community criminal justice board. In the event that one county or city appropriates funds to these services as part of a multijurisdictional effort, any other participating county or city shall be considered to be participating if such locality appropriates funds to these services. Appointments to the board shall be made by each local governing body. In cases of multijurisdictional participation, unless otherwise agreed upon, each participating city or county shall have an equal number of appointments. Boards shall be composed of the number of members established by a resolution or ordinance of each participating jurisdiction.B\n\nEach board shall include, at a minimum, the following members: a person appointed by each governing body to represent the governing body; a judge of the general district court; a circuit court judge; a juvenile and domestic relations district court judge; a chief magistrate; one chief of police or the sheriff in a jurisdiction not served by a police department to represent law enforcement; an attorney for the Commonwealth; a public defender or an attorney who is experienced in the defense of criminal matters; a sheriff or the regional jail administrator responsible for jails serving those jurisdictions involved in local pretrial services and community-based probation services; a local educator; and a community services board administrator. Any officer of the court appointed to a community criminal justice board pursuant to this subsection may designate a member of his staff approved by the governing body to represent him at meetings of the board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":242897,"text":"Each county or city or combination thereof developing and establishing a local pretrial services or a community-based probation services agency pursuant to this article shall establish a community criminal justice board. Each county and city participating in local pretrial services or local community-based probation services shall be represented on the community criminal justice board. In the event that one county or city appropriates funds to these services as part of a multijurisdictional effort, any other participating county or city shall be considered to be participating if such locality appropriates funds to these services. Appointments to the board shall be made by each local governing body. In cases of multijurisdictional participation, unless otherwise agreed upon, each participating city or county shall have an equal number of appointments. 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Any officer of the court appointed to a community criminal justice board pursuant to this subsection may designate a member of his staff approved by the governing body to represent him at meetings of the board.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13693,"edition_id":1,"name":"Comprehensive Community Corrections Act for Local-Responsible Offenders","identifier":"9","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12897,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:34","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:34","permalink":{"id":285039,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13693,"identifier":"9","token":"9.1\/1\/9","url":"\/9.1\/1\/9\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12897,"edition_id":1,"name":"Department of Criminal Justice Services","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12896,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","permalink":{"id":284489,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12897,"identifier":"1","token":"9.1\/1","url":"\/9.1\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12896,"edition_id":1,"name":"Commonwealth Public Safety","identifier":"9.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","permalink":{"id":284487,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12896,"identifier":"9.1","token":"9.1","url":"\/9.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":55140,"structure_id":13693,"section_number":"9.1-173","catch_line":"Purpose","url":"\/9.1-173\/","token":"9.1\/1\/9\/9.1-173","metadata":false},{"id":81098,"structure_id":13693,"section_number":"9.1-173.1","catch_line":"Procedures for treatment of veterans and active service members","url":"\/9.1-173.1\/","token":"9.1\/1\/9\/9.1-173.1","metadata":false},{"id":65065,"structure_id":13693,"section_number":"9.1-174","catch_line":"Establishment of a community-based probation services agency","url":"\/9.1-174\/","token":"9.1\/1\/9\/9.1-174","metadata":false},{"id":61500,"structure_id":13693,"section_number":"9.1-175","catch_line":"Board to prescribe standards; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 13 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 1980, chapter 300; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1983, chapter 344; in 1988, chapter 557; in 1995, chapters 502<\/a>, 574<\/a>, and 768<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 342<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 339<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 1040<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 593<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 491<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 395<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 133<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56669,"section_number":"19.2-152.5","catch_line":"Community criminal justice boards","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-152.5\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":285073,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67013,"identifier":"9.1-178","token":"9.1\/1\/9\/9.1-178","url":"\/9.1-178\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-178\/","token":"9.1\/1\/9\/9.1-178","dublin_core":{"Title":"Community criminal justice boards","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-178","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each county or city or combination thereof developing and establishing a local pretrial services<\/span> or a community-based probation<\/span> services agency pursuant to this article shall establish a community criminal justice board<\/span>. Each county and city participating in local pretrial services<\/span> or local community-based probation<\/span> services shall be represented on the community criminal justice board<\/span>. In the event that one county or city appropriates funds to these services as part of a multijurisdictional effort, any other participating county or city shall be considered to be participating if such locality appropriates funds to these services. Appointments to the board<\/span> shall be made by each local governing body. In cases of multijurisdictional participation, unless otherwise agreed upon, each participating city or county shall have an equal number of appointments. Boards<\/span> shall be composed of the number of members established by a resolution or ordinance<\/span> of each participating jurisdiction<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each board<\/span> shall include, at a minimum, the following members: a person appointed by each governing body to represent the governing body; a judge<\/span> of the general district court<\/span>; a circuit<\/span> court<\/span> judge<\/span>; a juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> judge<\/span>; a chief magistrate<\/span>; one chief of police<\/span> or the sheriff in a jurisdiction<\/span> not served by a police<\/span> department<\/span> to represent law<\/span> enforcement; an attorney for the Commonwealth; a public defender<\/span> or an attorney who is experienced in the defense of criminal matters; a sheriff or the regional jail administrator responsible for jails serving those jurisdictions<\/span> involved in local pretrial services<\/span> and community-based probation<\/span> services; a local educator; and a community services<\/span> board<\/span> administrator. Any officer of the court<\/span> appointed to a community criminal justice board<\/span> pursuant to this subsection may designate a member of his staff approved by the governing body to represent him at meetings of the board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMUNITY CRIMINAL JUSTICE BOARDS (\u00a7 9.1-178)\n\nA. Each county or city or combination thereof developing and establishing a\nlocal pretrial services or a community-based probation services agency pursuant\nto this article shall establish a community criminal justice board. Each county\nand city participating in local pretrial services or local community-based\nprobation services shall be represented on the community criminal justice board.\nIn the event that one county or city appropriates funds to these services as\npart of a multijurisdictional effort, any other participating county or city\nshall be considered to be participating if such locality appropriates funds to\nthese services. Appointments to the board shall be made by each local governing\nbody. In cases of multijurisdictional participation, unless otherwise agreed\nupon, each participating city or county shall have an equal number of\nappointments. Boards shall be composed of the number of members established by a\nresolution or ordinance of each participating jurisdiction.\n\nB. Each board shall include, at a minimum, the following members: a person\nappointed by each governing body to represent the governing body; a judge of the\ngeneral district court; a circuit court judge; a juvenile and domestic relations\ndistrict court judge; a chief magistrate; one chief of police or the sheriff in\na jurisdiction not served by a police department to represent law enforcement;\nan attorney for the Commonwealth; a public defender or an attorney who is\nexperienced in the defense of criminal matters; a sheriff or the regional jail\nadministrator responsible for jails serving those jurisdictions involved in\nlocal pretrial services and community-based probation services; a local\neducator; and a community services board administrator. Any officer of the court\nappointed to a community criminal justice board pursuant to this subsection may\ndesignate a member of his staff approved by the governing body to represent him\nat meetings of the board.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-128.19; 1980, c. 300; 1982, c. 636, \u00a7 53.1-183; 1983,\nc. 344; 1988, c. 557; 1994, 2nd Sp. Sess., cc. 1, 2; 1995, cc. 502, 574, 768;\n1996, c. 342; 1997, c. 339; 2000, c. 1040; 2001, c. 593; 2001, c. 844; 2002, c.\n491; 2004, c. 395; 2007, c. 133.","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}}