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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 587<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":153351,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54816,"identifier":"15.2-1608","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/2\/15.2-1608","url":"\/15.2-1608\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1608\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/2\/15.2-1608","dublin_core":{"Title":"Treasurer","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1608","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The voters<\/span> in every county<\/span> and city<\/span> shall elect a treasurer unless otherwise provided by general law<\/span> or special act. The treasurer shall exercise all the powers conferred and perform all the duties imposed upon treasurers by law<\/span>. He may perform such other duties, not inconsistent with his office, as the governing body<\/span> may request. The treasurer shall pay from the funds of the local government<\/span> all properly authorized accounts submitted to him for payment. He shall be elected as provided by general law<\/span> for a term of four years.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTREASURER (\u00a7 15.2-1608)\n\nThe voters in every county and city shall elect a treasurer unless otherwise\nprovided by general law or special act. The treasurer shall exercise all the\npowers conferred and perform all the duties imposed upon treasurers by law. He\nmay perform such other duties, not inconsistent with his office, as the\ngoverning body may request. The treasurer shall pay from the funds of the local\ngovernment all properly authorized accounts submitted to him for payment. He\nshall be elected as provided by general law for a term of four years.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 587.","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}}