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Title 37.2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICESSubtitle I - GENERAL PROVISIONSChapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
Article 1 - THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMISSIONER
Section 37.2-307 - Employment of special counsel to defend Board member, officer, or employee of Department in criminal cases

Va. Code § 37.2-307

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Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845
Section 37.2-307 - Employment of special counsel to defend Board member, officer, or employee of Department in criminal cases

If the Commissioner, any Board member, or any officer or employee of the Department is arrested, indicted, or otherwise prosecuted on any charge arising out of any act committed in the discharge of his official duties, the Commissioner may employ special counsel, to be approved by the Attorney General, to defend the person. The compensation for the special counsel employed pursuant to this section shall, subject to approval of the Attorney General, be paid out of funds appropriated to the Department.

Va. Code § 37.2-307

Code 1950, § 37-16.2; 1966, c. 371; 1968, c. 477, § 37.1-38; 1976, c. 671; 2005, c. 716.
Amended by Acts 2005, c.716.
Amended by Acts 1976, c. 671.
Amended by Acts 1968, c. 477, § 37.1-38.
Amended by Acts 1966, c. 371.