County Attorney

About the County Attorney

The County Attorney is similar to a corporate in-house general counsel, but unlike many corporate general counsel offices, the County Attorney’s office generally handles all civil legal matters itself. The County Attorney provides ongoing legal advice to all county departments, and represents the Board of Supervisors, which is the elected governing body of the county, the County Administrator, who is the chief executive officer, as well as all other county boards and commissions, including the Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals.

Code of Ordinances

View the Chesterfield County Code of Ordinances. The online Code has been prepared by Municipal Code Corporation which also maintains our hardcopy version. Online help is available at any time while you're browsing.

If you wish, you can begin by visiting Municipal Code Corporation's website, and select the link to Municipal Codes of Ordinances, Minutes, etc., (codes listed by state).

Selected Legal Opinions and Cases

U.S. 4th Circuit Court Opinions

• Phillips v. Peddle , et al. (PDF)
  No. 00-1345 (unpublished)
• Monahan v. County of Chesterfield
  No. 951944P - 09/96
• Bates v. Chesterfield County
  No. 991663P - 06/19/00

Virginia Supreme Court Opinions

• W. S. Carnes, Inc., et al. v. Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County, et al. (PDF)
  VA Supreme Court
  No. 960352 - 11/96
• Gregory, et al. v. Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County (PDF)
  VA Supreme Court
  No. 981184 - 4/99
• Douglas v. Chesterfield County Police Department, et al. (PDF)
  VA Supreme Court
  No. 951355 - 03/96

Virginia Court of Appeals

• Marlowe v. Chesterfield/Colonial Heights Department of Social Services (PDF)
  VA Court of Appeals
  No. 1913-99-2 - 2/00
• Evangelista v. Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Department of Social Services (PDF)
  VA Court of Appeals
  No. 0249-97-2 - 08/97