Virginia § 19.2-163.04 Public defender offices

Virginia Statutes

§ 19.2-163.04 — Public defender offices

Virginia § 19.2-163.04

Title 19.2Criminal Procedure

Ch. 10Disability of Judge or Attorney for Commonwealth; Court- Appointed Counsel; Interpreters; Transcripts

Art. 3.1Indigent Defense

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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-163.04 (2026).

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Public defender offices are established in:

a.The City of Virginia Beach;

b.The City of Petersburg;

c.The Cities of Buena Vista, Lexington, Staunton, and Waynesboro and the Counties of Augusta and Rockbridge;

d.The City of Roanoke;

e.The City of Portsmouth;

f.The City of Richmond;

g.The Counties of Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, and Warren, and the City of Winchester;

h.The City and County of Fairfax;

i.The City of Alexandria;

j.The City of Radford and the Counties of Bland, Pulaski, and Wythe;

k.The Counties of Fauquier, Loudoun, and Rappahannock;

l.The City of Suffolk;

m.The City of Franklin and the Counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton;

n.The County of Bedford;

o.The City of Danville;

p.The Counties of Halifax, Lunenburg, and Mecklenburg;

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Public defender offices are established in:

a. The City of Virginia Beach;

b. The City of Petersburg;

c. The Cities of Buena Vista, Lexington, Staunton, and Waynesboro and the Counties of Augusta and Rockbridge;

d. The City of Roanoke;

e. The City of Portsmouth;

f. The City of Richmond;

g. The Counties of Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, and Warren, and the City of Winchester;

h. The City and County of Fairfax;

i. The City of Alexandria;

j. The City of Radford and the Counties of Bland, Pulaski, and Wythe;

k. The Counties of Fauquier, Loudoun, and Rappahannock;

l. The City of Suffolk;

m. The City of Franklin and the Counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton;

n. The County of Bedford;

o. The City of Danville;

p. The Counties of Halifax, Lunenburg, and Mecklenburg;

q. The City of Fredericksburg and the Counties of King George, Stafford, and Spotsylvania;

r. The City of Lynchburg;

s. The City of Martinsville and the Counties of Henry and Patrick;

t. The City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle;

u. The City of Norfolk;

v. The County of Arlington and the City of Falls Church;

w. The City of Newport News;

x. The City of Chesapeake;

y. The City of Hampton;

z. The Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park and the County of Prince William;

aa. The County of Chesterfield; and

ab. The City of Harrisonburg and the County of Rockingham.

Legislative History

2004, cc. 884, 921; 2004, Sp. Sess. I, c. 4, cl. 2; 2005, c. 951; 2006, Sp. Sess. I, c. 2; 2016, cc. 164, 312; 2020, cc. 348, 376; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 341; 2024, c. 313.