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; and
aa. The County of Chesterfield.
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.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 19.2 - Criminal Procedure
§ 19.2-153. When judge cannot sit on trial; how another judge procured to try the case
§ 19.2-156. Prolonged absence of attorney for Commonwealth
§ 19.2-157. Duty of court when accused appears without counsel
§ 19.2-158. When person not free on bail shall be informed of right to counsel and amount of bail
§ 19.2-159. Determination of indigency; guidelines; statement of indigence; appointment of counsel
§ 19.2-160. Appointment of counsel or waiver of right
§ 19.2-161. Penalty for false swearing with regard to statement of indigence
§ 19.2-162. Continuances to be granted if necessary
§ 19.2-163. Compensation of court-appointed counsel
§ 19.2-163.01. Virginia Indigent Defense Commission established; powers and duties
§ 19.2-163.01:1. Supplementing compensation of public defender
§ 19.2-163.02. Membership of Indigent Defense Commission; expenses
§ 19.2-163.03. Qualifications for court-appointed counsel
§ 19.2-163.04. Public defender offices
§ 19.2-163.3. Duties of public defenders
§ 19.2-163.4:1. Repayment of representation costs by convicted persons
§ 19.2-163.5. Legal services to public defenders and/or assistant public defenders
§ 19.2-164.1. Interpreters for the deaf (Supreme Court Rule 2:507 derived in part from this section)
§ 19.2-165.1. Payment of medical fees in certain criminal cases; reimbursement