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HB 1573 Attorney General or his designee; duty to represent the interests of the Commonwealth.
Introduced by: Brenda L. Pogge | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Duty of the Attorney General to represent the Commonwealth. Provides that the Attorney General or his designee has the duty to represent the interests of the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof in any proceeding in federal court or a Virginia appellate court in which the constitutionality or validity of a provision of the Constitution of Virginia or of any law or regulation of the Commonwealth is contested or at issue, except in cases where it would be improper due to a conflict of interests.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Duty of the Attorney General to represent the Commonwealth. Provides that the Attorney General has the duty to represent the interests of the Commonwealth in any proceeding in which the constitutionality or validity of a provision of the Constitution of Virginia or of any law or regulation of the Commonwealth is contested or at issue, except in cases where it would be improper due to a conflict of interests.