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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 255 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 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. 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The compensation for special <span class=\"dictionary\">counsel<\/span> shall, subject to the approval of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span>, be paid out of the funds appropriated for the administration of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR EMPLOYEES IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTION; COMPENSATION (\u00a7\n28.2-105)\n\nIf any Commission employee is prosecuted on any criminal charge arising out of\nany act committed in the discharge of his official duties, the Commissioner may\nemploy special counsel approved by the Attorney General to defend the employee.\nThe compensation for special counsel shall, subject to the approval of the\nAttorney General, be paid out of the funds appropriated for the administration\nof the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 255, \u00a7 28.1-12.1; 1992, c. 836.","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"}}