2006 Code of Virginia § 63.2-525 - Payment by Department for legal services

63.2-525. Payment by Department for legal services.

Notwithstanding any provision of 2.2-2814, 2.2-2815, 2.2-2816, 2.2-2823,2.2-2824, 2.2-2825 or 2.2-2826 to the contrary, whenever there shall beauthorized by law an assistant attorney for the Commonwealth and suchassistant's duties consist of the prosecution of public assistance fraudcases pursuant to 18.2-95, 18.2-96, 63.2-502, 63.2-513, 63.2-522, 63.2-523or 63.2-524, the Department may, with the consent of the attorney for theCommonwealth of the jurisdiction, contract with the county or city orcombination thereof for whom such assistant attorney for the Commonwealth isauthorized regarding the duties of such assistant and regarding the paymentby the Department of the entire salary, expenses, including secretarialservices, and allowances of such assistant, as shall be approved by theCompensation Board, for the entire time devoted to these duties. Any suchcontract may provide that the county, city, or combination thereof shall paythe entire amount of such salary, expenses, and allowances and that theDepartment shall reimburse such county or city therefor. The amount of suchsalary, expenses, and allowances shall be set by the Compensation Board asprovided by law.

(1991, c. 5, 63.1-124.3; 2002, c. 747.)