CODE OF VIRGINIA

ATTORNEY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH TO PROSECUTE CERTAIN CASES AND REPRESENT
COMMONWEALTH ON APPEAL (§ 16.1-232)

The attorney for the Commonwealth shall prosecute felony charges before the
juvenile court, unless relieved of such responsibility by order of the court. In
his discretion, the attorney for the Commonwealth may prosecute misdemeanor
charges before such court.The attorney for the Commonwealth shall represent the
Commonwealth in all cases appealed from the juvenile and domestic relations
district court to the circuit court.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 16.1-155; 1956, c. 555; 1977, c. 559; 1980, c. 530; 1991,
c. 262.