                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO COUNSEL BY JUDGES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND JUDICIAL
DISTRICT IN CERTAIN CASES (§ 16.1-266.2)

The judges of the juvenile and domestic relations district court of the First
and Second Judicial District are authorized to appoint pro bono counsel for
alleged victims in family abuse cases in which the court is authorized to issue
a preliminary protective order under § 16.1-253.1, or an emergency protective
order under § 16.1-253.4. Such counsel shall have no prosecutorial authority
except as granted in writing by the attorney for the Commonwealth for the
jurisdiction in which the representation is to occur.

Any attorney appointed under the provisions of this section shall be a volunteer
and serve without compensation and shall be subject to any rules adopted by the
court and approved by the Virginia Supreme Court providing for the establishment
and conduct of a project providing pro bono services to victims of family abuse.

HISTORY: 1995, c. 806.