                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ATTORNEYS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH AND ASSISTANTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES TO DEVOTE FULL
TIME TO DUTIES; NO ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR SUBSTITUTING FOR OR ASSISTING ANY
OTHER ATTORNEY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OR ASSISTANT (§ 15.2-1628)

A. In counties having a population of more than 35,000, attorneys for the
Commonwealth and all assistant attorneys for the Commonwealth, except volunteer
assistant attorneys for the Commonwealth appointed by the attorney for the
Commonwealth, shall devote full time to their duties, and shall not engage in
the private practice of law.
			Any attorney for the Commonwealth or assistant attorney for the Commonwealth
shall, however, have a reasonable time, not to exceed thirty days, after
assuming such office to provide for his disassociation from the private practice
of law, if such attorney for the Commonwealth or assistant attorney for the
Commonwealth was previously engaged in the private practice of law.

B. The provisions of this section requiring all compensated attorneys for the
Commonwealth to devote full time to their duties shall not apply in counties
reaching a population of more than 35,000, which had a population of 35,000 or
less immediately prior to the commencement of the term for which the attorney
for the Commonwealth sought office.

C. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no attorney for the Commonwealth
or assistant required to devote full time to his duties shall receive any
additional compensation from the Commonwealth or any county or city for
substituting for or assisting any other attorney for the Commonwealth or his
assistant in any criminal prosecution or investigation.

D. In any county where, on January 1, 1993, attorneys for the Commonwealth were
required to devote full time to their duties in accordance with subsection A of
this section, they and all assistant attorneys for the Commonwealth and their
successors shall continue to devote full time to their duties and shall not
engage in the private practice of law.

HISTORY: 1977, c. 623, § 15.1-50.1; 1981, c. 296; 1982, c. 474; 1983, c. 361;
1991, c. 270; 1993, c. 858; 1994, cc. 780, 792; 1997, c. 587; 2000, c. 913.