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It has been modified 6 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 1954, chapter 259; in 1968, chapter 578; in 1973, chapter 227; in 1992, chapter 356; in 1993, chapters 957 and 993; in 2002, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?021+ful+CHAP0747\">747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1499243,"object_type":"law","relational_id":375446,"identifier":"63.2-1714","token":"63.2\/IV\/17\/1\/63.2-1714","url":"\/63.2-1714\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1714\/","token":"63.2\/IV\/17\/1\/63.2-1714","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duty of attorneys for the Commonwealth","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1714","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>It shall be the duty of the attorney for the Commonwealth of every county and city to <span class=\"dictionary\">prosecute<\/span> all violations of this subtitle.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTY OF ATTORNEYS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH (\u00a7 63.2-1714)\n\nIt shall be the duty of the attorney for the Commonwealth of every county and\ncity to prosecute all violations of this subtitle.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 63-227, 63-253; 1954, c. 259; 1968, c. 578, \u00a7\u00a7\n63.1-182, 63.1-216; 1973, c. 227; 1992, c. 356, \u00a7 63.1-194.12; 1993, cc. 957,\n993; 2002, c. 747.","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"}}