§ 2.2-510. Employment of special counsel generally.
No special counsel shall be employed for or by the Governor or any statedepartment, institution, division, commission, board, bureau, agency, entity,official, justice of the Supreme Court, or judge of any circuit court ordistrict court except in the following cases:
1. When the Governor determines that, because of the nature of the legalservice to be performed, the Attorney General's office is unable to rendersuch service, then the Governor shall issue an exemption order stating withparticularity the facts and reasons leading to the conclusion that theAttorney General's office is unable to render such service. The Governor maythen employ special counsel to render such service as he may deem necessaryand proper. The compensation for such special counsel shall be paid out ofthe funds appropriated for the administration of the board, commission,division, or department to be represented or whose members, officers,inspectors, investigators, or other employees are to be represented pursuantto this section.
2. In cases of legal services in civil matters to be performed for theCommonwealth, where it is impracticable or uneconomical for the AttorneyGeneral to render such service, he may employ special counsel whosecompensation shall be paid out of the appropriation for the AttorneyGeneral's office.
3. In cases of legal services in civil matters to be performed for any statedepartment, institution, division, commission, board, bureau, agency, entity,official, justice of the Supreme Court, or judge of any circuit court ordistrict court where it is impracticable or uneconomical for the AttorneyGeneral's office to render such service, special counsel may be employed butonly as set forth in subsection C of § 2.2-507, upon the writtenrecommendation of the Attorney General, who shall approve all requisitionsdrawn upon the Comptroller for warrants as compensation for such specialcounsel before the Comptroller shall have authority to issue such warrants.
4. In cases where the Attorney General certifies to the Governor that itwould be improper for the Attorney General's office to render legal servicesdue to a conflict of interests, or that he is unable to render certain legalservices, the Governor may employ special counsel or other assistance torender such services as may be necessary.
5. In cases of legal services in civil matters to be performed by theVirginia Office for Protection and Advocacy pursuant to Chapter 8.1 (§51.5-39.1 et seq.) of Title 51.5.
(Code 1950, § 2-88; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-122; 1975, c. 372; 1976, c. 726;2001, c. 844; 2002, c. 572; 2007, c. 248.)
§ 2.2-510. Employment of special counsel generally.
No special counsel shall be employed for or by the Governor or any statedepartment, institution, division, commission, board, bureau, agency, entity,official, justice of the Supreme Court, or judge of any circuit court ordistrict court except in the following cases:
1. When the Governor determines that, because of the nature of the legalservice to be performed, the Attorney General's office is unable to rendersuch service, then the Governor shall issue an exemption order stating withparticularity the facts and reasons leading to the conclusion that theAttorney General's office is unable to render such service. The Governor maythen employ special counsel to render such service as he may deem necessaryand proper. The compensation for such special counsel shall be paid out ofthe funds appropriated for the administration of the board, commission,division, or department to be represented or whose members, officers,inspectors, investigators, or other employees are to be represented pursuantto this section.
2. In cases of legal services in civil matters to be performed for theCommonwealth, where it is impracticable or uneconomical for the AttorneyGeneral to render such service, he may employ special counsel whosecompensation shall be paid out of the appropriation for the AttorneyGeneral's office.
3. In cases of legal services in civil matters to be performed for any statedepartment, institution, division, commission, board, bureau, agency, entity,official, justice of the Supreme Court, or judge of any circuit court ordistrict court where it is impracticable or uneconomical for the AttorneyGeneral's office to render such service, special counsel may be employed butonly as set forth in subsection C of § 2.2-507, upon the writtenrecommendation of the Attorney General, who shall approve all requisitionsdrawn upon the Comptroller for warrants as compensation for such specialcounsel before the Comptroller shall have authority to issue such warrants.
4. In cases where the Attorney General certifies to the Governor that itwould be improper for the Attorney General's office to render legal servicesdue to a conflict of interests, or that he is unable to render certain legalservices, the Governor may employ special counsel or other assistance torender such services as may be necessary.
5. In cases of legal services in civil matters to be performed by theVirginia Office for Protection and Advocacy pursuant to Chapter 8.1 (§51.5-39.1 et seq.) of Title 51.5.
(Code 1950, § 2-88; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-122; 1975, c. 372; 1976, c. 726;2001, c. 844; 2002, c. 572; 2007, c. 248.)
§ 2.2-510. Employment of special counsel generally.
No special counsel shall be employed for or by the Governor or any statedepartment, institution, division, commission, board, bureau, agency, entity,official, justice of the Supreme Court, or judge of any circuit court ordistrict court except in the following cases:
1. When the Governor determines that, because of the nature of the legalservice to be performed, the Attorney General's office is unable to rendersuch service, then the Governor shall issue an exemption order stating withparticularity the facts and reasons leading to the conclusion that theAttorney General's office is unable to render such service. The Governor maythen employ special counsel to render such service as he may deem necessaryand proper. The compensation for such special counsel shall be paid out ofthe funds appropriated for the administration of the board, commission,division, or department to be represented or whose members, officers,inspectors, investigators, or other employees are to be represented pursuantto this section.
2. In cases of legal services in civil matters to be performed for theCommonwealth, where it is impracticable or uneconomical for the AttorneyGeneral to render such service, he may employ special counsel whosecompensation shall be paid out of the appropriation for the AttorneyGeneral's office.
3. In cases of legal services in civil matters to be performed for any statedepartment, institution, division, commission, board, bureau, agency, entity,official, justice of the Supreme Court, or judge of any circuit court ordistrict court where it is impracticable or uneconomical for the AttorneyGeneral's office to render such service, special counsel may be employed butonly as set forth in subsection C of § 2.2-507, upon the writtenrecommendation of the Attorney General, who shall approve all requisitionsdrawn upon the Comptroller for warrants as compensation for such specialcounsel before the Comptroller shall have authority to issue such warrants.
4. In cases where the Attorney General certifies to the Governor that itwould be improper for the Attorney General's office to render legal servicesdue to a conflict of interests, or that he is unable to render certain legalservices, the Governor may employ special counsel or other assistance torender such services as may be necessary.
5. In cases of legal services in civil matters to be performed by theVirginia Office for Protection and Advocacy pursuant to Chapter 8.1 (§51.5-39.1 et seq.) of Title 51.5.
(Code 1950, § 2-88; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-122; 1975, c. 372; 1976, c. 726;2001, c. 844; 2002, c. 572; 2007, c. 248.)
