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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 698 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1978 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1395421,"object_type":"law","relational_id":351334,"identifier":"19.2-163.5","token":"19.2\/10\/4\/19.2-163.5","url":"\/19.2-163.5\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-163.5\/","token":"19.2\/10\/4\/19.2-163.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Legal services to public defenders and\/or assistant public defenders","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-163.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>At the request of a <span class=\"dictionary\">public defender<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span> shall provide legal services to such attorney, his assistants, or members of his staff in any proceeding brought against him, his assistants, or staff for money <span class=\"dictionary\">damages<\/span>, when the <span class=\"dictionary\">cause of action<\/span> allegedly arises out of the duties of his office.<\/p><p>Any costs chargeable against the <span class=\"dictionary\">defendant<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">defendants<\/span> in any such case shall be paid by the Commonwealth from the appropriation for the payment of criminal charges.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLEGAL SERVICES TO PUBLIC DEFENDERS AND\/OR ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDERS (\u00a7\n19.2-163.5)\n\nAt the request of a public defender, the Attorney General shall provide legal\nservices to such attorney, his assistants, or members of his staff in any\nproceeding brought against him, his assistants, or staff for money damages, when\nthe cause of action allegedly arises out of the duties of his office.\n\nAny costs chargeable against the defendant or defendants in any such case shall\nbe paid by the Commonwealth from the appropriation for the payment of criminal\ncharges.\n\nHISTORY: 1978, c. 698.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}