Virginia Code 40.1-7: Attorney for the Commonwealth to prosecute on request of Commissioner
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The attorney for the Commonwealth of the proper county or city, upon the request of the Commissioner, or any of his authorized representatives, shall prosecute any violation of law or rule or regulation adopted thereunder which it is made the duty of the Commissioner to enforce.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 40.1-7
- City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. See Virginia Code 40.1-2
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
Code 1950, § 40-5; 1962, c. 66; 1970, c. 321.