                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

INAPPLICABILITY OF §§ 17.1-606 AND 19.2-163 WHERE PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICES
ESTABLISHED; EXCEPTION (§ 19.2-163.4)

In counties and cities in which public defender offices are established pursuant
to § 19.2-163.04, defense services for indigents charged with jailable offenses
shall be provided by the public defenders unless (i) the public defender is
unable to represent the defendant or petitioner by reason of conflict of
interest; (ii) the court finds that appointment of other counsel is necessary to
attain the ends of justice; or (iii) the public defender, with the concurrence
of the executive director of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission or his
designee, determines that the current active caseload would preclude the public
defender from providing adequate representation to new clients. Except for the
provisions of § 19.2-163 relating to reasonable expenses, §§ 17.1-606 and
19.2-163 shall not apply when defense services are provided by the public
defenders.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 19.1-32.5; 1972, c. 800; 1975, cc. 476, 495; 1992, c. 80;
1994, c. 415; 2024, c. 524.