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Sess., c. 236; 1979, c. 83; 1998, c. 872.","full_text":"The Compensation Board shall, in the manner provided by law, determine the compensation and expense allowances for the sheriff, and his deputies, of each county which has adopted or hereafter adopts any form of county organization and government provided for in Chapter 5 (\u00a7 15.2-500 et seq.), Chapter 6 (\u00a7 15.2-600 et seq.) or Chapter 8 (\u00a7 15.2-800 et seq.) of this title, so long as such county shall continue such form of county organization and government in effect in such county, as if such county had not adopted any such form of government, but the salaries and expense allowances shall be paid into the general fund of the treasury of such county. The actual compensation and expense allowance to be paid the sheriff, and his deputies, of any such county shall be fixed as provided in the form of county organization and government adopted by such county, without regard to the limits provided for in this article, and shall be paid by such county.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section shall also be applicable to any county which adopts and has in effect in such county any other optional form of county organization and government which may be provided by law, if such form of county organization and government shall provide that the entire compensation of the sheriff of such county shall be fixed by authorities of the county and paid by the county.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":273714,"text":"The Compensation Board shall, in the manner provided by law, determine the compensation and expense allowances for the sheriff, and his deputies, of each county which has adopted or hereafter adopts any form of county organization and government provided for in Chapter 5 (\u00a7 15.2-500 et seq.), Chapter 6 (\u00a7 15.2-600 et seq.) or Chapter 8 (\u00a7 15.2-800 et seq.) of this title, so long as such county shall continue such form of county organization and government in effect in such county, as if such county had not adopted any such form of government, but the salaries and expense allowances shall be paid into the general fund of the treasury of such county. The actual compensation and expense allowance to be paid the sheriff, and his deputies, of any such county shall be fixed as provided in the form of county organization and government adopted by such county, without regard to the limits provided for in this article, and shall be paid by such county.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section shall also be applicable to any county which adopts and has in effect in such county any other optional form of county organization and government which may be provided by law, if such form of county organization and government shall provide that the entire compensation of the sheriff of such county shall be fixed by authorities of the county and paid by the county.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13630,"edition_id":1,"name":"Sheriff","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12877,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:26","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:26","permalink":{"id":153363,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13630,"identifier":"3","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/3","url":"\/15.2\/II\/16\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12877,"edition_id":1,"name":"Local Constitutional Officers, Courthouses and Supplies","identifier":"16","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12733,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":153305,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12877,"identifier":"16","token":"15.2\/II\/16","url":"\/15.2\/II\/16\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12733,"edition_id":1,"name":"Powers of Local Government","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":152369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12733,"identifier":"II","token":"15.2\/II","url":"\/15.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12720,"edition_id":1,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":151279,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12720,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":82885,"structure_id":13630,"section_number":"15.2-1609","catch_line":"Sheriff","url":"\/15.2-1609\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/3\/15.2-1609","metadata":false},{"id":82997,"structure_id":13630,"section_number":"15.2-1609.1","catch_line":"Number of deputies","url":"\/15.2-1609.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/3\/15.2-1609.1","metadata":false},{"id":83479,"structure_id":13630,"section_number":"15.2-1609.10","catch_line":"Prohibited practices; 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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 1964, chapter 386; in 1979, chapter 83; in 1998, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0872\">872<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56037,"section_number":"53.1-91","catch_line":"Pay for prisoners from other counties, cities or towns","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-91\/"},{"id":54797,"section_number":"53.1-95","catch_line":"Provisions applicable to jail farms of counties and cities","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-95\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66591,"section_number":"15.2-500","catch_line":"Title of form; applicability of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-500\/"},{"id":73359,"section_number":"15.2-600","catch_line":"Designation of form; applicability of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-600\/"},{"id":58070,"section_number":"15.2-800","catch_line":"Designation of form of government; applicability of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-800\/"}],"permalink":{"id":153405,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76227,"identifier":"15.2-1609.8","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/3\/15.2-1609.8","url":"\/15.2-1609.8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1609.8\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/3\/15.2-1609.8","dublin_core":{"Title":"Payments to counties having certain optional forms of organization and government","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1609.8","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The Compensation Board shall, in the manner provided by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>, determine the compensation and expense allowances for the sheriff, and his deputies, of each <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> which has adopted or hereafter adopts any form of <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> organization and government provided for in Chapter 5 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Title of form; applicability of chapter\" href=\"\/15.2-500\/\">15.2-500<\/a> et seq.), Chapter 6 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Designation of form; applicability of chapter\" href=\"\/15.2-600\/\">15.2-600<\/a> et seq.) or Chapter 8 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Designation of form of government; applicability of chapter\" href=\"\/15.2-800\/\">15.2-800<\/a> et seq.) of this title, so long as such <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> shall continue such form of <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> organization and government in effect in such <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span>, as if such <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> had not adopted any such form of government, but the salaries and expense allowances shall be paid into the general fund of the treasury of such <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span>. The actual compensation and expense allowance to be paid the sheriff, and his deputies, of any such <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> shall be fixed as provided in the form of <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> organization and government adopted by such <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span>, without regard to the limits provided for in this article, and shall be paid by such <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span>.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section shall also be applicable to any <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> which adopts and has in effect in such <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> any other optional form of <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> organization and government which may be provided by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>, if such form of <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> organization and government shall provide that the entire compensation of the sheriff of such <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> shall be fixed by authorities of the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> and paid by the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPAYMENTS TO COUNTIES HAVING CERTAIN OPTIONAL FORMS OF ORGANIZATION AND\nGOVERNMENT (\u00a7 15.2-1609.8)\n\nThe Compensation Board shall, in the manner provided by law, determine the\ncompensation and expense allowances for the sheriff, and his deputies, of each\ncounty which has adopted or hereafter adopts any form of county organization and\ngovernment provided for in Chapter 5 (\u00a7 15.2-500 et seq.), Chapter 6 (\u00a7\n15.2-600 et seq.) or Chapter 8 (\u00a7 15.2-800 et seq.) of this title, so long as\nsuch county shall continue such form of county organization and government in\neffect in such county, as if such county had not adopted any such form of\ngovernment, but the salaries and expense allowances shall be paid into the\ngeneral fund of the treasury of such county. The actual compensation and expense\nallowance to be paid the sheriff, and his deputies, of any such county shall be\nfixed as provided in the form of county organization and government adopted by\nsuch county, without regard to the limits provided for in this article, and\nshall be paid by such county.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section shall also be applicable to any county which\nadopts and has in effect in such county any other optional form of county\norganization and government which may be provided by law, if such form of county\norganization and government shall provide that the entire compensation of the\nsheriff of such county shall be fixed by authorities of the county and paid by\nthe county.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 14-93; 1964, c. 386, \u00a7 14.1-82; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 236;\n1979, c. 83; 1998, c. 872.","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}}