7959932.2-507Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Administration Of GovernmentOrganization Of State GovernmentDepartment Of LawDepartment Of LawGeneral ProvisionsLegal service in civil mattersCode 1950, § 2-87; 1958, c. 542; 1966, cc. 222, 677, § 2.1-121; 1974, cc. 44, 45, 432; 1975, c. 372; 1976, cc. 580, 726; 1978, c. 96; 1979, c. 450; 1980, c. 255; 1981, c. 427; 1982, c. 636; 1984, cc. 703, 742; 1987, c. 326; 1988, c. 435; 1989, c. 733; 1990, cc. 637, 752, 791; 2001, c. 844; 2005, c. 236; 2007, cc. 248, 595; 2008, c. 577; 2009, cc. 813, 840; 2012, c. 563; 2013, cc. 585, 588, 646, 650; 2015, cc. 38, 502, 503, 730.Dodge v. Randolph-Macon Woman's College071248661 S.E.2d 8052008-06-06https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1058492/dodge-v-randolph-macon-womans-college/ . . . Code § 2.2-507.1 was enacted to confer certain authority upon the Attorney General. Code § . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Moreau v. Fuller062688661 S.E.2d 8412008-06-06https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1058476/moreau-v-fuller/ . . . behalf of the Commonwealth contained in Code § 2.2-507 has been subject to exceptions. We have . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Kappa Sigma v. Kappa Sigma022435587 S.E.2d 7012003-10-31https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1059168/kappa-sigma-v-kappa-sigma/ . . . the chancellor issued his letter opinion, Code § 2.2-507.1 became effective. That statute provides: . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/2.2-507//2.2-507/2.2/I/B/5/1/2.2-5072.2-510.12.2-518All legal service in civil matters for the Commonwealth, the Governor, and every state department, institution, division, commission, board, bureau, agency, entity, official, court, or judge, including the conduct of all civil litigation in which any of them are interested, shall be rendered and performed by the Attorney General, except as provided in this chapter and except for any litigation concerning a justice or judge initiated by the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission. No regular counsel shall be employed for or by the Governor or any state department, institution, division, commission, board, bureau, agency, entity, or official. The Attorney General may represent personally or through one or more of his assistants any number of state departments, institutions, divisions, commissions, boards, bureaus, agencies, entities, officials, courts, or judges that are parties to the same transaction or that are parties in the same civil or administrative proceeding and may represent multiple interests within the same department, institution, division, commission, board, bureau, agency, or entity. The soil and water conservation district directors or districts may request legal advice from local, public, or private sources; however, upon request of the soil and water conservation district directors or districts, the Attorney General shall provide legal service in civil matters for such district directors or districts.sectionAA1The Attorney General may represent personally or through one of his assistants any of the following persons who are made defendant in any civil action for damages arising out of any matter connected with their official duties:sectionBB1 Members, agents, or employees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board;sectionB1B12 Members, agents, or employees of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority;sectionB1B12 Agents inspecting or investigators appointed by the State Corporation Commission;sectionB2B22 Agents, investigators, or auditors employed by the Department of Taxation;sectionB3B32 Members, agents, or employees of the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, the State Board of Health, the State Department of Health, the Department of General Services, the State Board of Social Services, the Department of Social Services, the State Board of Corrections, the Department of Corrections, the State Board of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Virginia Parole Board, or the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;sectionB4B42 Persons employed by the Commonwealth Transportation Board, the Department of Transportation, or the Department of Rail and Public Transportation;sectionB5B52 Persons employed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles;sectionB6B62 Persons appointed by the Commissioner of Marine Resources;sectionB7B72 Police officers appointed by the Superintendent of State Police;sectionB8B82 Conservation police officers appointed by the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries;sectionB9B92 Staff members or volunteers participating in a court-appointed special advocate program pursuant to Article 5 (§ 9.1-151 et seq.) of Chapter 1 of Title 9.1;sectionB11B112 Any emergency medical services agency that is a licensee of the Department of Health in any civil matter and any guardian ad litem appointed by a court in a civil matter brought against him for alleged errors or omissions in the discharge of his court-appointed duties;sectionB12B122 Conservation officers of the Department of Conservation and Recreation; orsectionB13B132If, in the opinion of the Attorney General, it is impracticable or uneconomical for such legal service to be rendered by him or one of his assistants, he may employ special counsel for this purpose, whose compensation shall be fixed by the Attorney General. The compensation for such special counsel shall be paid out of the funds appropriated for the administration of the board, commission, division, or department being represented or whose members, officers, inspectors, investigators, or other employees are being represented pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, the Supreme Court may employ its own counsel in any matter arising out of its official duties in which it, or any justice, is a party.sectionCC1