Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-163.04 — Public defender offices
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 3.1: Indigent Defense, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-163.04
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
Public defender offices are established in:
a. The City of Virginia Beach;
b. The City of Petersburg;
c. The Cities of Buena Vista, Lexington, Staunton, and Waynesboro and the Counties of Augusta and Rockbridge;
d. The City of Roanoke;
e. The City of Portsmouth;
f. The City of Richmond;
g. The Counties of Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, and Warren, and the City of Winchester;
h. The City and County of Fairfax;
i. The City of Alexandria;
j. The City of Radford and the Counties of Bland, Pulaski, and Wythe;
k. The Counties of Fauquier, Loudoun, and Rappahannock;
l. The City of Suffolk;
m. The City of Franklin and the Counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton;
n. The County of Bedford;
o. The City of Danville;
p. The Counties of Halifax, Lunenburg, and Mecklenburg;
q. The City of Fredericksburg and the Counties of King George, Stafford, and Spotsylvania;
r. The City of Lynchburg;
s. The City of Martinsville and the Counties of Henry and Patrick;
t. The City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle;
u. The City of Norfolk;
v. The County of Arlington and the City of Falls Church;
w. The City of Newport News;
x. The City of Chesapeake;
y. The City of Hampton;
z. The Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park and the County of Prince William;
aa. The County of Chesterfield; and
ab. The City of Harrisonburg and the County of Rockingham.
Official sources
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