Wise County/Norton Commonwealth's Attorney's Office
The Commonwealth's Attorney's Office for Wise County and the City of Norton is pleased to provide information to the citizens of Wise County and the City of Norton concerning the services our office provides and how criminal cases are prosecuted.
We look forward to serving the citizens of Wise County and the City of Norton and encourage you to contact our office at any time should you need assistance with a criminal case. Our door is always open!
We are in the process of converting to a digital law office that uses a paperLESS file system. Keep track of our progress by checking our digital office blog in the links to the left.
Most Recent Press Releases
Released: June 25, 2010
Ken has a great summary HERE.
Specifically of interest are:
Va. Code Section 54.1-3420.1: Pharmacists have to keep track of who is getting schedule II drugs and keep it for a year.
AND
Va. Code Section 18.2-308: It is not illegal to have a concealed firearm in a car if it is locked in a compartment or a container.
The Wise County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office is pleased to
announce our first Social Networking and Internet Safety class, which
is open to the public to attend. Parents, teachers, and anyone else
interested in learning more about how to keep children and themselves
safe while using the internet are encouraged to attend. In today's
technologically sophisticated world, and with internet related crime
on the rise, the Wise County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office
understands the importance of promoting safe internet use and is
providing this class free of charge as a public service.
The FDA has approved a new version of Oxycontin that is supposedly harder to abuse. Let's hope this holds true. You can read about it by HERE. Thanks for Brian Patton for the tip.
