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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 621 and 781 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1995, chapter 290<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 294<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60235,"section_number":"15.2-1400","catch_line":"Governing bodies","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1400\/"},{"id":54384,"section_number":"15.2-1635","catch_line":"Appointment of deputy when clerk of circuit court unable to perform duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1635\/"},{"id":81971,"section_number":"15.2-5813","catch_line":"Creation of local advisory boards","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5813\/"},{"id":81095,"section_number":"15.2-825","catch_line":"Committee for legislative audit and review","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-825\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":153229,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81346,"identifier":"15.2-1534","token":"15.2\/II\/15\/6\/15.2-1534","url":"\/15.2-1534\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1534\/","token":"15.2\/II\/15\/6\/15.2-1534","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certain officers not to hold more than one office","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1534","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> 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<\/span> court<\/span>, commissioner of the revenue, supervisor<\/span>, councilman<\/span>, mayor, board chairman, or other member of the governing body<\/span> of any locality<\/span> shall hold more than one such office at the same time. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Subsection A shall not be construed to prohibit: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A commissioner of the revenue of a county<\/span> from serving as appointed commissioner of the revenue of a town<\/span> located in the county<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A treasurer of a county<\/span> from serving as appointed treasurer of a town<\/span> located in the county<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A deputy sheriff of a county<\/span> from serving as appointed town<\/span> sergeant of a town<\/span> located in the county<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A person from serving simultaneously as an assistant attorney for the Commonwealth in the City<\/span> of Winchester and Frederick County<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> A person from serving as attorney for the Commonwealth for Bland County<\/span> and assistant attorney for the Commonwealth of Wythe County<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> The election of deputies of constitutional officers<\/span> to school board membership, consistent with federal law<\/span> and regulation; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> A person from serving simultaneously as a part-time assistant attorney for the Commonwealth in more than one locality<\/span> with the consent of the respective attorneys for the Commonwealth and the Compensation Board in accordance with procedures adopted by the Compensation Board. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTAIN OFFICERS NOT TO HOLD MORE THAN ONE OFFICE (\u00a7 15.2-1534)\n\nA. Pursuant to Article VII, Section 6 of the Constitution of Virginia, no person\nholding the office of treasurer, sheriff, attorney for the Commonwealth, clerk\nof the circuit court, commissioner of the revenue, supervisor, councilman,\nmayor, board chairman, or other member of the governing body of any locality\nshall hold more than one such office at the same time.\n\nB. Subsection A shall not be construed to prohibit:\n\n 1. A commissioner of the revenue of a county from serving as appointed\n commissioner of the revenue of a town located in the county;\n\n 2. A treasurer of a county from serving as appointed treasurer of a town\n located in the county;\n\n 3. A deputy sheriff of a county from serving as appointed town sergeant of a\n town located in the county;\n\n 4. A person from serving simultaneously as an assistant attorney for the\n Commonwealth in the City of Winchester and Frederick County;\n\n 5. A person from serving as attorney for the Commonwealth for Bland County and\n assistant attorney for the Commonwealth of Wythe County;\n\n 6. The election of deputies of constitutional officers to school board\n membership, consistent with federal law and regulation; or\n\n 7. A person from serving simultaneously as a part-time assistant attorney for\n the Commonwealth in more than one locality with the consent of the respective\n attorneys for the Commonwealth and the Compensation Board in accordance with\n procedures adopted by the Compensation Board.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, cc. 621, 781, \u00a7 15.1-50.4; 1995, c. 290; 1997, c. 587; 2002, c.\n294.","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}}