                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROLONGED ABSENCE OF ATTORNEY FOR COMMONWEALTH (§ 19.2-156)

If it shall be necessary for the attorney for the Commonwealth of any county or
city to absent himself for a prolonged period of time from the performance of
the duties of his office, then, upon notification by such attorney for the
Commonwealth, or by the court on its own motion, and the facts being entered of
record, the judge of the circuit court shall appoint an attorney-at-law as
acting attorney for the Commonwealth to serve for such length of time as may be
necessary. Such acting attorney for the Commonwealth shall act in place of and
otherwise perform the duties and exercise the powers of such regular attorney
for the Commonwealth, and while so acting shall receive the salary and allowance
for expenses fixed by the State Compensation Board for such regular attorney for
the Commonwealth, who during such length of time shall not receive any such
salary or allowance.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 19.1-11; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.