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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 766 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 1972 \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. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1426683,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358494,"identifier":"30-160","token":"30\/16\/30-160","url":"\/30-160\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-160\/","token":"30\/16\/30-160","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commission to refer cases of crime or official misconduct to appropriate authorities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-160","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever it appears to the Commission that there is reasonable cause, for official investigation or prosecution<\/span> of a crime<\/span>, or for the removal of a public officer for misconduct, the Commission shall refer the matter and such information as has come to its attention to the officials authorized and having the duty and authority to conduct investigations or to prosecute<\/span> criminal offenses<\/span>, or to remove such public officer, or to the judge<\/span> of an appropriate court<\/span> of record with recommendation that a special grand jury<\/span> be convened.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSION TO REFER CASES OF CRIME OR OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT TO APPROPRIATE\nAUTHORITIES (\u00a7 30-160)\n\nWhenever it appears to the Commission that there is reasonable cause, for\nofficial investigation or prosecution of a crime, or for the removal of a public\nofficer for misconduct, the Commission shall refer the matter and such\ninformation as has come to its attention to the officials authorized and having\nthe duty and authority to conduct investigations or to prosecute criminal\noffenses, or to remove such public officer, or to the judge of an appropriate\ncourt of record with recommendation that a special grand jury be convened.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 766, \u00a7 9-130; 2001, c. 844.","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"}}