§ 15.2-1534 Certain officers not to hold more than one office
A. Pursuant to Article VII, Section 6 of the Constitution of Virginia, no person holding the office of treasurer, sheriff, attorney for the Commonwealth, clerk of the circuit court, commissioner of the revenue, supervisor, councilman, mayor, board chairman, or other member of the governing body of any locality shall hold more than one such office at the same time.
1. A commissioner of the revenue of a county from serving as appointed commissioner of the revenue of a town located in the county;
2. A treasurer of a county from serving as appointed treasurer of a town located in the county;
3. A deputy sheriff of a county from serving as appointed town sergeant of a town located in the county;
4. A person from serving simultaneously as an assistant attorney for the Commonwealth in the City of Winchester and Frederick County;
5. A person from serving as attorney for the Commonwealth for Bland County and assistant attorney for the Commonwealth of Wythe County;
6. The election of deputies of constitutional officers to school board membership, consistent with federal law and regulation; or
7. A person from serving simultaneously as a part-time assistant attorney for the Commonwealth in more than one locality with the consent of the respective attorneys for the Commonwealth and the Compensation Board in accordance with procedures adopted by the Compensation Board.
History
This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 621 and 781 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1993 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1995, chapter 290; in 1997, chapter 587; in 2002, chapter 294.
1993, cc. 621, 781, § 15.1-50.4; 1995, c. 290; 1997, c. 587; 2002, c. 294.