[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Colonial Heights
4-8-1975 as Ch. 1, Sec. 1-8, of the 1975 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
CHARTER REFERENCES
Powers and duties of Commonwealth's Attorney — See Sec.
21.7.
GENERAL REFERENCES
Administration of government — See Ch.
5.
[Amended 4-8-1986 as Ord.
No. 86-7]
A. It shall be the duty of the Attorney for the Commonwealth
of the city to appear and prosecute in the General District Court of the city
and to appear and prosecute in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District
Court of the city in violation of all city ordinances which are misdemeanors
and which he would be required to appear and prosecute under the general statutory
law if the violation were a state offense, and it shall further be his duty
to appear and prosecute in the aforesaid courts all other violations of city
ordinances when requested to do so by the Judge of either such court.
B. The Commonwealth's Attorney shall have such other powers
and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Charter or by general
law or as may be lawfully prescribed by the City Council. The Commonwealth's
Attorney and all Assistant Attorneys for the Commonwealth shall devote full
time to their duties and shall not engage in the private practice of law.