16.1-232 - Attorney for the Commonwealth to prosecute certain cases and represent Commonwealth on appeal. - Virginia Statutes

§ 16.1-232. Attorney for the Commonwealth to prosecute certain cases andrepresent Commonwealth on appeal.

The attorney for the Commonwealth shall prosecute felony charges before thejuvenile court, unless relieved of such responsibility by order of the court.In his discretion, the attorney for the Commonwealth may prosecutemisdemeanor charges before such court.

The attorney for the Commonwealth shall represent the Commonwealth in allcases appealed from the juvenile and domestic relations district court to thecircuit court.

(Code 1950, § 16.1-155; 1956, c. 555; 1977, c. 559; 1980, c. 530; 1991, c.262.)