Virginia § 17.1-917 - Assistance and information; complaint forms
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§ 17.1-917. Assistance and information; complaint forms
A. State and local public bodies and departments, officers and employees thereof, and officials and all personnel of the courts of the Commonwealth shall cooperate with and give reasonable assistance and information to the Commission and any authorized representative thereof in connection with any investigations or proceedings within the jurisdiction of the Commission.
B. In all state courts within the Commonwealth a sign shall be posted in a location accessible to the public that notes the availability of and provides instructions to obtain a downloadable electronic version of any standardized form developed and utilized by the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission for the filing of a complaint from the official website of the judicial system of the Commonwealth.
1971, Ex. Sess., c. 154, § 2.1-37.17; 2001, c. 844; 2022, c. 588.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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