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The person so designated may be the clerk or deputy clerk of another county or city or any other qualified person, and in the event that he is from another county or city, the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-1525 and 15.2-1534 shall not apply.\n\t\tThe person so designated shall thereby become a deputy of the regular clerk and shall be vested with all the authority of a regular clerk and may perform all acts which are required by law to be performed by such clerk with the same effect as if performed by the clerk for whom he serves as deputy, and shall before entering upon his duties take the oath prescribed in \u00a7 49-1, and furnish bond in the same amount as is required of the clerk.\n\t\tThe person so designated shall serve at the pleasure of the court during the disability of the clerk and within the limits of the unexpired term of the clerk.\n\t\tNo compensation out of the state or local treasury shall be paid such person designated under this section for his services while acting in such capacity but any expense incurred shall be paid by the county or city in which such service is performed upon the order of the judge of such court.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":199668,"text":"Whenever it is found by the judge of a circuit court that a clerk of such court is, by reason of mental or physical disability, temporarily unable to perform his duties, the judge of the court may, by order entered of record, designate some other person as deputy clerk to perform the duties of such clerk. The person so designated may be the clerk or deputy clerk of another county or city or any other qualified person, and in the event that he is from another county or city, the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-1525 and 15.2-1534 shall not apply.\n\t\tThe person so designated shall thereby become a deputy of the regular clerk and shall be vested with all the authority of a regular clerk and may perform all acts which are required by law to be performed by such clerk with the same effect as if performed by the clerk for whom he serves as deputy, and shall before entering upon his duties take the oath prescribed in \u00a7 49-1, and furnish bond in the same amount as is required of the clerk.\n\t\tThe person so designated shall serve at the pleasure of the court during the disability of the clerk and within the limits of the unexpired term of the clerk.\n\t\tNo compensation out of the state or local treasury shall be paid such person designated under this section for his services while acting in such capacity but any expense incurred shall be paid by the county or city in which such service is performed upon the order of the judge of such court.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13414,"edition_id":1,"name":"Clerks of Circuit Courts","identifier":"5","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12877,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:51","permalink":{"id":153551,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13414,"identifier":"5","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/5","url":"\/15.2\/II\/16\/5\/","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":82432,"structure_id":13414,"section_number":"15.2-1634","catch_line":"Clerks of circuit courts","url":"\/15.2-1634\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/5\/15.2-1634","metadata":false},{"id":54384,"structure_id":13414,"section_number":"15.2-1635","catch_line":"Appointment of deputy when clerk of circuit court unable to perform duties","url":"\/15.2-1635\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/5\/15.2-1635","metadata":false},{"id":74609,"structure_id":13414,"section_number":"15.2-1635.1","catch_line":"Maximum total compensation for clerk of the court in certain counties","url":"\/15.2-1635.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/5\/15.2-1635.1","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":82432,"structure_id":13414,"section_number":"15.2-1634","catch_line":"Clerks of circuit courts","url":"\/15.2-1634\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/5\/15.2-1634","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":74609,"structure_id":13414,"section_number":"15.2-1635.1","catch_line":"Maximum total compensation for clerk of the court in certain counties","url":"\/15.2-1635.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/5\/15.2-1635.1","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/15.2-1635\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 187; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1993, chapters 621 and 781; 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\/"},{"id":81346,"section_number":"15.2-1534","catch_line":"Certain officers not to hold more than one office","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1534\/"},{"id":80797,"section_number":"49-1","catch_line":"Form of general oath required of officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/49-1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":153557,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54384,"identifier":"15.2-1635","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/5\/15.2-1635","url":"\/15.2-1635\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1635\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/5\/15.2-1635","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment of deputy when clerk of circuit court unable to perform duties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1635","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever it is found by the judge<\/span> of a circuit<\/span> court<\/span> that a clerk of such court<\/span> is, by reason of mental or physical disability, temporarily unable to perform his duties, the judge<\/span> of the court<\/span> may, by order<\/span> entered of record, designate some other person as deputy clerk to perform the duties of such clerk. The person so designated may be the clerk or deputy clerk of another county<\/span> or city<\/span> or any other qualified person, and in the event that he is from another county<\/span> or city<\/span>, the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-1525<\/a> and 15.2-1534<\/a> shall not apply.\n\t\tThe person so designated shall thereby become a deputy of the regular clerk and shall be vested with all the authority of a regular clerk and may perform all acts which are required by law<\/span> to be performed by such clerk with the same effect as if performed by the clerk for whom he serves as deputy, and shall before entering upon his duties take the oath<\/span> prescribed in \u00a7 49-1<\/a>, and furnish bond<\/span> in the same amount as is required of the clerk.\n\t\tThe person so designated shall serve at the pleasure of the court<\/span> during the disability of the clerk and within the limits of the unexpired term of the clerk.\n\t\tNo compensation out of the state or local treasury shall be paid such person designated under this section for his services while acting in such capacity but any expense incurred shall be paid by the county<\/span> or city<\/span> in which such service is performed upon the order<\/span> of the judge<\/span> of such court<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY WHEN CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT UNABLE TO PERFORM DUTIES (\u00a7\n15.2-1635)\n\nWhenever it is found by the judge of a circuit court that a clerk of such court\nis, by reason of mental or physical disability, temporarily unable to perform\nhis duties, the judge of the court may, by order entered of record, designate\nsome other person as deputy clerk to perform the duties of such clerk. The\nperson so designated may be the clerk or deputy clerk of another county or city\nor any other qualified person, and in the event that he is from another county\nor city, the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-1525 and 15.2-1534 shall not apply.\n\t\tThe person so designated shall thereby become a deputy of the regular clerk\nand shall be vested with all the authority of a regular clerk and may perform\nall acts which are required by law to be performed by such clerk with the same\neffect as if performed by the clerk for whom he serves as deputy, and shall\nbefore entering upon his duties take the oath prescribed in \u00a7 49-1, and furnish\nbond in the same amount as is required of the clerk.\n\t\tThe person so designated shall serve at the pleasure of the court during the\ndisability of the clerk and within the limits of the unexpired term of the\nclerk.\n\t\tNo compensation out of the state or local treasury shall be paid such person\ndesignated under this section for his services while acting in such capacity but\nany expense incurred shall be paid by the county or city in which such service\nis performed upon the order of the judge of such court.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-485.1; 1952, c. 187; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-49; 1993,\ncc. 621, 781; 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}}