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Duties of attorneys for the Commonwealth and their assistants (§ 15.2-1627)—Virginia Decoded - Virginia Decoded
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§ 15.2-1627 Duties of attorneys for the Commonwealth and their . . .
B. The attorney for the Commonwealth and assistant attorney for the Commonwealth shall be a part of the department of law enforcement of the county or city in which he is elected or appointed, and shall have the duties and powers imposed upon him by general law, including the duty of prosecuting all warrants, indictments or informations charging a felony, and he may in his discretion, prosecute Class 1, 2 and 3 misdemeanors, or any other violation, the conviction of which carries a penalty of confinement in jail, or a fine of $ 500 or more, or both such confinement and fine. He shall enforce all forfeitures, and carry out all duties imposed upon him by § 2.2-3126. He may enforce the provisions of subsection D of § 18.2-268.3.
1977, c. 584, § 15.1-8.1; 1978, c. 141; 1988, c. 389; 1997, c. 587; 2011, c. 210.
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. . . the case. Specifically, she argued that Code § 15.2-1627 does not grant the Commonwealth's *862 . . .
. . . of the local ordinance violation. See Code § 15.2-1627(B). Murphy informed the court that a . . .
. . . jail time or a fine of $500 or more. See Code § 15.2-1627 ("The attorney for the Commonwealth ... . . .
In Re Horan (SCV, 01/19/06)
. . . one of them at the same time."); Code § 15.2-1627(B) ("The attorney for the Commonwealth . . . .
Hicks v. Com. (COA, 07/03/01)
. . . declined to mandate such representation. Code § 15.2-1627(B), recites the duties of . . .
Frank Ernest Miller, Jr. v. Commonwealth (COA, 01/26/99)
. . . elect an attorney for the Commonwealth. Code . . .
Hicks v. Com. (COA, 10/17/00)
. . . declined to mandate such representation. Code § 15.2-1627(B) recites the duties of . . .
Salmon v. Com. (COA, 06/13/00)
. . . of the Commonwealth's Attorney in Code § 15.2-1627(B) as "a part of the *819 department of law . . .
. . . jurisdiction. Code §§ 15.2-528, 15.2-1626, 15.2-1627. . . .
. . . enforce all forfeitures." Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-1627. As above, these provisions are irrelevant to . . .
§ 15.2-1542 Creation of office of county, city or town attorney authorized; appointment, salary and duties