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Sess., c. 155; 1972, c. 617; 1973, c. 519; 1974, c. 271; 1976, c. 595; 1978, c. 588; 1980, cc. 587, 588, \u00a7\u00a7 14.1-73.1:1, 14.1-73.1:2, 14.1-73.1:3; 1981, cc. 383, 406; 1983, c. 600; 1985, c. 406; 1998, c. 872; 2000, cc. 66, 657.","full_text":"A\n\nThe sheriffs of the counties and the cities of the Commonwealth and their full-time deputies shall be paid salaries for their services and allowances for the necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, to be determined as hereinafter provided.B\n\nThe annual salaries of the sheriffs of the counties and cities of the Commonwealth shall be as prescribed in the general appropriation act, except as otherwise provided in subsection C.C\n\nAny sheriff whose salary in the year ending June 30, 1980, included an increase under deleted provisions of former § 14.1-74 shall receive the same amount of such increase for the terms in which he continues in office.D\n\nThe annual salary of each full-time deputy sheriff who is primarily a courtroom security officer, a correctional officer or a law-enforcement officer shall be determined by the sheriff in whose service he is employed and shall be reported to the Compensation Board by the sheriff at the time he files his report for the allowance of the expenses of his office as provided in § 15.2-1636.7 and at any time thereafter when the sheriff effects a change in the salary or employs a new such deputy sheriff. Such salaries as determined by the respective sheriff shall conform to the requirements set forth in subsection E and shall not in the aggregate exceed the aggregate allowance by the Compensation Board for personal services to the respective sheriffs for such deputy sheriffs.\n\t\t\tHowever, notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this section and of § 15.2-1636.8, the salary of any full-time deputy sheriff who, in addition to having primary duties related to courtroom security, corrections or law enforcement, also supervises other deputy sheriffs, or who is designated an investigator by the sheriff in whose services he is employed, shall be fixed and determined by the Compensation Board. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Compensation Board from setting salary levels of civil process officers in localities having a population of more than one hundred thousand at a level equal to salary levels of deputy sheriffs who are primarily courtroom security, correctional, or law-enforcement officers.E\n\nThe salary range of any full-time deputy sheriff who is primarily a courtroom security officer, a correctional officer or a law-enforcement officer and, if employed on or after July 1, 1974, also has a high school education or the equivalent thereof, shall be no less than that of a correctional officer within the classification and pay system for state employees and shall be administered in accordance with regulations for that system administered by the Department of Human Resource Management. The Governor shall provide the Compensation Board the salary range and regulations within that system as of July 1, 1980, and as of any subsequent date on which changes in the salary ranges and regulations may be adopted.F\n\nThe salary of any deputy sheriff shall not exceed ninety percent of the salary of the sheriff by whom he is employed.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":222308,"text":"The sheriffs of the counties and the cities of the Commonwealth and their full-time deputies shall be paid salaries for their services and allowances for the necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, to be determined as hereinafter provided.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":222309,"text":"The annual salaries of the sheriffs of the counties and cities of the Commonwealth shall be as prescribed in the general appropriation act, except as otherwise provided in subsection C.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":222310,"text":"Any sheriff whose salary in the year ending June 30, 1980, included an increase under deleted provisions of former § 14.1-74 shall receive the same amount of such increase for the terms in which he continues in office.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":222311,"text":"The annual salary of each full-time deputy sheriff who is primarily a courtroom security officer, a correctional officer or a law-enforcement officer shall be determined by the sheriff in whose service he is employed and shall be reported to the Compensation Board by the sheriff at the time he files his report for the allowance of the expenses of his office as provided in § 15.2-1636.7 and at any time thereafter when the sheriff effects a change in the salary or employs a new such deputy sheriff. Such salaries as determined by the respective sheriff shall conform to the requirements set forth in subsection E and shall not in the aggregate exceed the aggregate allowance by the Compensation Board for personal services to the respective sheriffs for such deputy sheriffs.\n\t\t\tHowever, notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this section and of § 15.2-1636.8, the salary of any full-time deputy sheriff who, in addition to having primary duties related to courtroom security, corrections or law enforcement, also supervises other deputy sheriffs, or who is designated an investigator by the sheriff in whose services he is employed, shall be fixed and determined by the Compensation Board. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 20 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 1952, chapter 331; in 1954, chapter 683; in 1956, chapter 609; in 1958, chapter 349; in 1960, chapter 505; in 1962, chapters 292, 439, 510, and 572; in 1964, chapters 386 and 656; in 1966, chapters 16, 364, and 704; in 1970, chapter 678; in 1972, chapter 617; in 1973, chapter 519; in 1974, chapter 271; in 1976, chapter 595; in 1978, chapter 588; in 1980, chapters 587 and 588; in 1981, chapters 383 and 406; in 1983, chapter 600; in 1985, chapter 406; in 1998, chapter 872<\/a>; in 2000, chapters 66<\/a> and 657<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57430,"section_number":"15.2-1636.11","catch_line":"Determination of population","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1636.11\/"},{"id":77347,"section_number":"15.2-1636.8","catch_line":"Duties of Board in fixing salaries, expenses, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1636.8\/"},{"id":55262,"section_number":"53.1-115","catch_line":"Payment of salaries of superintendents and medical and treatment personnel","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-115\/"},{"id":58301,"section_number":"53.1-95.19","catch_line":"State reimbursement","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-95.19\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75030,"section_number":"15.2-1636.7","catch_line":"Filing requests for salaries","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1636.7\/"},{"id":77347,"section_number":"15.2-1636.8","catch_line":"Duties of Board in fixing salaries, expenses, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1636.8\/"}],"permalink":{"id":153381,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60810,"identifier":"15.2-1609.2","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/3\/15.2-1609.2","url":"\/15.2-1609.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1609.2\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/3\/15.2-1609.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sheriffs’ salaries; salaries of certain full-time deputies; maximum limits","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1609.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The sheriffs of the counties and the cities of the Commonwealth and their full-time deputies shall be paid salaries for their services and allowances for the necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, to be determined as hereinafter provided. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The annual salaries of the sheriffs of the counties and cities of the Commonwealth shall be as prescribed in the general appropriation act, except as otherwise provided in subsection C. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any sheriff whose salary in the year ending June 30, 1980, included an increase under deleted provisions of former § 14.1-74 shall receive the same amount of such increase for the terms in which he continues in office. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The annual salary of each full-time deputy sheriff who is primarily a courtroom security officer, a correctional officer or a law<\/span>-enforcement officer shall be determined by the sheriff in whose service he is employed and shall be reported to the Compensation Board by the sheriff at the time he files his report for the allowance of the expenses of his office as provided in § 15.2-1636.7<\/a> and at any time thereafter when the sheriff effects a change in the salary or employs a new such deputy sheriff. Such salaries as determined by the respective sheriff shall conform to the requirements set forth in subsection E and shall not in the aggregate exceed the aggregate allowance by the Compensation Board for personal services to the respective sheriffs for such deputy sheriffs.\n\t\t\tHowever, notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this section and of § 15.2-1636.8<\/a>, the salary of any full-time deputy sheriff who, in addition to having primary duties related to courtroom security, corrections or law<\/span> enforcement, also supervises other deputy sheriffs, or who is designated an investigator by the sheriff in whose services he is employed, shall be fixed and determined by the Compensation Board. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Compensation Board from setting salary levels of civil process officers in localities having a population of more than one hundred thousand at a level equal to salary levels of deputy sheriffs who are primarily courtroom security, correctional, or law<\/span>-enforcement officers. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The salary range of any full-time deputy sheriff who is primarily a courtroom security officer, a correctional officer or a law<\/span>-enforcement officer and, if employed on or after July 1, 1974, also has a high school education or the equivalent thereof, shall be no less than that of a correctional officer within the classification and pay system for state employees and shall be administered in accordance with regulations for that system administered by the Department of Human Resource Management. The Governor shall provide the Compensation Board the salary range and regulations within that system as of July 1, 1980, and as of any subsequent date on which changes in the salary ranges and regulations may be adopted. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The salary of any deputy sheriff shall not exceed ninety percent of the salary of the sheriff by whom he is employed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSHERIFFS’ SALARIES; SALARIES OF CERTAIN FULL-TIME DEPUTIES; MAXIMUM LIMITS\n(\u00a7 15.2-1609.2)\n\nA. The sheriffs of the counties and the cities of the Commonwealth and their\nfull-time deputies shall be paid salaries for their services and allowances for\nthe necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, to be\ndetermined as hereinafter provided.\n\nB. The annual salaries of the sheriffs of the counties and cities of the\nCommonwealth shall be as prescribed in the general appropriation act, except as\notherwise provided in subsection C.\n\nC. Any sheriff whose salary in the year ending June 30, 1980, included an\nincrease under deleted provisions of former § 14.1-74 shall receive the\nsame amount of such increase for the terms in which he continues in office.\n\nD. The annual salary of each full-time deputy sheriff who is primarily a\ncourtroom security officer, a correctional officer or a law-enforcement officer\nshall be determined by the sheriff in whose service he is employed and shall be\nreported to the Compensation Board by the sheriff at the time he files his\nreport for the allowance of the expenses of his office as provided in §\n15.2-1636.7 and at any time thereafter when the sheriff effects a change in the\nsalary or employs a new such deputy sheriff. Such salaries as determined by the\nrespective sheriff shall conform to the requirements set forth in subsection E\nand shall not in the aggregate exceed the aggregate allowance by the\nCompensation Board for personal services to the respective sheriffs for such\ndeputy sheriffs.\n\t\t\tHowever, notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this section and of\n§ 15.2-1636.8, the salary of any full-time deputy sheriff who, in addition\nto having primary duties related to courtroom security, corrections or law\nenforcement, also supervises other deputy sheriffs, or who is designated an\ninvestigator by the sheriff in whose services he is employed, shall be fixed and\ndetermined by the Compensation Board. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the\nCompensation Board from setting salary levels of civil process officers in\nlocalities having a population of more than one hundred thousand at a level\nequal to salary levels of deputy sheriffs who are primarily courtroom security,\ncorrectional, or law-enforcement officers.\n\nE. The salary range of any full-time deputy sheriff who is primarily a courtroom\nsecurity officer, a correctional officer or a law-enforcement officer and, if\nemployed on or after July 1, 1974, also has a high school education or the\nequivalent thereof, shall be no less than that of a correctional officer within\nthe classification and pay system for state employees and shall be administered\nin accordance with regulations for that system administered by the Department of\nHuman Resource Management. The Governor shall provide the Compensation Board the\nsalary range and regulations within that system as of July 1, 1980, and as of\nany subsequent date on which changes in the salary ranges and regulations may be\nadopted.\n\nF. The salary of any deputy sheriff shall not exceed ninety percent of the\nsalary of the sheriff by whom he is employed.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 14-81, 14-86, 14-86.1; 1952, c. 331; 1954, c. 683;\n1956, c. 609; 1958, c. 349; 1960, c. 505; 1962, cc. 292, 439, 510, 572; 1964,\ncc. 386, 656, \u00a7\u00a7 14.1-73, 14.1-74; 1966, cc. 16, 364, 704; 1970, c. 678; 1971,\nEx. Sess., c. 155; 1972, c. 617; 1973, c. 519; 1974, c. 271; 1976, c. 595; 1978,\nc. 588; 1980, cc. 587, 588, \u00a7\u00a7 14.1-73.1:1, 14.1-73.1:2, 14.1-73.1:3; 1981,\ncc. 383, 406; 1983, c. 600; 1985, c. 406; 1998, c. 872; 2000, cc. 66, 657.","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}}