Code of Virginia § 19.2-163.04. Public defender offices.
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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.
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 .