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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1962, chapter 623; in 1984, chapter 703; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54006,"section_number":"15.2-1640","catch_line":"Renting rooms in courthouse","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1640\/"},{"id":58374,"section_number":"15.2-1641","catch_line":"Leasing or other use of other buildings","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1641\/"},{"id":84718,"section_number":"15.2-734","catch_line":"Purchase, sale, exchange, or lease of real property","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-734\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":153673,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65943,"identifier":"15.2-1639","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/8\/15.2-1639","url":"\/15.2-1639\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1639\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/8\/15.2-1639","dublin_core":{"Title":"Providing offices for various officers, judges, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1639","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The governing body<\/span> of each county<\/span> and city<\/span> shall, if there are offices in the courthouses of the respective counties and cities available for such purposes, provide offices for the treasurer, attorney for the Commonwealth, sheriff, commissioner of the revenue, commissioner of accounts and division superintendent of schools for such county<\/span> or city<\/span>. Any such governing body<\/span> may, if there are offices in their respective courthouses available for such purposes, provide offices for the judge<\/span> of any court<\/span> sitting in the county<\/span> or city<\/span>, and any judge<\/span> of the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> or justice of the Supreme Court<\/span> who may reside in the county<\/span> or city<\/span>, and if such offices are not available in the courthouse, offices may be provided by the governing body<\/span>, if they deem it proper, elsewhere than in the courthouse of the county<\/span> or city<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROVIDING OFFICES FOR VARIOUS OFFICERS, JUDGES, ETC (\u00a7 15.2-1639)\n\nThe governing body of each county and city shall, if there are offices in the\ncourthouses of the respective counties and cities available for such purposes,\nprovide offices for the treasurer, attorney for the Commonwealth, sheriff,\ncommissioner of the revenue, commissioner of accounts and division\nsuperintendent of schools for such county or city. Any such governing body may,\nif there are offices in their respective courthouses available for such\npurposes, provide offices for the judge of any court sitting in the county or\ncity, and any judge of the Court of Appeals or justice of the Supreme Court who\nmay reside in the county or city, and if such offices are not available in the\ncourthouse, offices may be provided by the governing body, if they deem it\nproper, elsewhere than in the courthouse of the county or city.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-689; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-258; 1984, c. 703; 1997, c.\n587.","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}}