                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SUITS, ACTIONS, ETC., BY GOVERNOR (§ 2.2-111)

A. In order to protect or preserve the interests or legal rights of the
Commonwealth and its citizens, the Governor may, by and with the advice of the
Attorney General, institute any action, suit, motion or other proceeding, in the
name of the Commonwealth, in the Supreme Court of the United States or any other
court or tribunal in which such action, suit, motion or other proceeding may be
properly commenced and prosecuted.

B. In accordance with subsection A and pursuant to his duty to protect or
preserve the general welfare of the citizens of the Commonwealth, the Governor
may institute any action, suit, motion or other proceeding on behalf of its
citizens, in the name of the Commonwealth acting in its capacity as parens
patriae, where he has determined that existing legal procedures fail to
adequately protect existing legal rights and interests of such citizens.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 2-43; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-49; 1975, c. 241; 2001, c.
844.