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The attorney shall receive a fee of $150 for his services, to be paid by the Commonwealth.\n\nB\n\nAny attorney representing any person in any proceeding for commitment under this title shall, prior to such proceeding, personally consult with such person.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1308452,"text":"In any proceeding for commitment under this title, the judge before whom or upon whose order the proceeding is being held shall ascertain if the person whose commitment is sought is represented by counsel. If the person is not represented by counsel, the judge shall appoint an attorney at law to represent him in the proceeding. 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It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapter 715; in 1975, chapter 495; in 1991, chapter 427; in 2016, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0474\">474<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1395553,"object_type":"law","relational_id":351384,"identifier":"19.2-182","token":"19.2\/11\/19.2-182","url":"\/19.2-182\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-182\/","token":"19.2\/11\/19.2-182","dublin_core":{"Title":"Representation by counsel in proceeding for commitment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-182","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> In any proceeding for commitment under this title, the <span class=\"dictionary\">judge<\/span> before whom or upon whose <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> the proceeding is being held shall ascertain if the person whose commitment is sought is represented by <span class=\"dictionary\">counsel<\/span>. If the person is not represented by <span class=\"dictionary\">counsel<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">judge<\/span> shall appoint an <span class=\"dictionary\">attorney at law<\/span> to represent him in the proceeding. The attorney shall receive a fee of $150 for his services, to be paid by the Commonwealth. <a id=\"paragraph-1308452\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/19.2-182\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Any attorney representing any person in any proceeding for commitment under this title shall, prior to such proceeding, personally consult with such person. <a id=\"paragraph-1308453\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/19.2-182\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPRESENTATION BY COUNSEL IN PROCEEDING FOR COMMITMENT (\u00a7 19.2-182)\n\nA. In any proceeding for commitment under this title, the judge before whom or\nupon whose order the proceeding is being held shall ascertain if the person\nwhose commitment is sought is represented by counsel. If the person is not\nrepresented by counsel, the judge shall appoint an attorney at law to represent\nhim in the proceeding. The attorney shall receive a fee of $150 for his\nservices, to be paid by the Commonwealth.\n\nB. Any attorney representing any person in any proceeding for commitment under\nthis title shall, prior to such proceeding, personally consult with such person.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-239.1; 1966, c. 715; 1975, c. 495; 1991, c. 427;\n2016, c. 474.","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"}}