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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1962, chapter 623; in 1966, chapter 97; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":64398,"section_number":"15.2-1525","catch_line":"Where officers shall reside","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1525\/"}],"permalink":{"id":153193,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74690,"identifier":"15.2-1526","token":"15.2\/II\/15\/4\/15.2-1526","url":"\/15.2-1526\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1526\/","token":"15.2\/II\/15\/4\/15.2-1526","dublin_core":{"Title":"Removal vacates office","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1526","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If any officer, required by \u00a7 15.2-1525<\/a> to be a resident at the time of his election or appointment of the county<\/span>, city<\/span>, town<\/span> or district for which he is elected or appointed, or of the city<\/span> wherein the courthouse of such county<\/span> is or in a city<\/span> wholly within the boundaries of such county<\/span>, remove therefrom, except from the county<\/span> to such city<\/span> or from such city<\/span> to the county<\/span>, or in case a nonresident who has been elected attorney for the Commonwealth remove from the county<\/span> or county<\/span> seat of the county<\/span> in which he resided when elected, except to the county<\/span> in which he is elected, his office shall be deemed vacant.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREMOVAL VACATES OFFICE (\u00a7 15.2-1526)\n\nIf any officer, required by \u00a7 15.2-1525 to be a resident at the time of his\nelection or appointment of the county, city, town or district for which he is\nelected or appointed, or of the city wherein the courthouse of such county is or\nin a city wholly within the boundaries of such county, remove therefrom, except\nfrom the county to such city or from such city to the county, or in case a\nnonresident who has been elected attorney for the Commonwealth remove from the\ncounty or county seat of the county in which he resided when elected, except to\nthe county in which he is elected, his office shall be deemed vacant.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-488; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-52; 1966, c. 97; 1997, c.\n587.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}