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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>375446</law_id><section_number>63.2-1714</section_number><catch_line>Duty of attorneys for the Commonwealth</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="135" identifier="63.2">Welfare (Social Services)</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="4" identifier="IV">Licensure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="17">Licensure and Registration Procedures</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<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></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7;&#xA7; 63-227, 63-253; 1954, c. 259; 1968, c. 578, &#xA7;&#xA7; 63.1-182, 63.1-216; 1973, c. 227; 1992, c. 356, &#xA7; 63.1-194.12; 1993, cc. 957, 993; 2002, c. 747.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
