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Such officer shall for the purpose of his office be deemed to be a resident of the magisterial district in which the homesite was before becoming a part of a city. This section shall not apply to members of the school board of such county, who shall be governed by \u00a7 22.1-29.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":256537,"text":"Any county officer who resides in the county or in any town therein, and has an established home therein, which homesite becomes a part of a city after such officer&#8217;s election or appointment, shall not vacate his office by reason of his residence in the city, but shall continue to hold such office so long as he is successively elected or appointed to the office held by him at the time of the transition. Such officer shall for the purpose of his office be deemed to be a resident of the magisterial district in which the homesite was before becoming a part of a city. 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It has been modified 5 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 1964, chapter 202; in 1966, chapter 239; in 1970, chapter 455; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56194,"section_number":"15.2-3225","catch_line":"County or district officers resident in annexed territory to remain in office; reelection","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3225\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85300,"section_number":"22.1-29","catch_line":"Qualifications of members","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-29\/"}],"permalink":{"id":157651,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71166,"identifier":"15.2-3823","token":"15.2\/III\/38\/15.2-3823","url":"\/15.2-3823\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-3823\/","token":"15.2\/III\/38\/15.2-3823","dublin_core":{"Title":"Tenure and reelection of county officer whose homesite becomes part of city","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-3823","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> officer who resides in the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> or in any <span class=\"dictionary\">town<\/span> therein, and has an established home therein, which homesite becomes a part of a <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span> after such officer&#8217;s election or appointment, shall not vacate his office by reason of his residence in the <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span>, but shall continue to hold such office so long as he is successively elected or appointed to the office held by him at the time of the transition. 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This section shall not apply to members of the school board of such <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span>, who shall be governed by \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Qualifications of members\" href=\"\/22.1-29\/\">22.1-29<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTENURE AND REELECTION OF COUNTY OFFICER WHOSE HOMESITE BECOMES PART OF CITY (\u00a7\n15.2-3823)\n\nAny county officer who resides in the county or in any town therein, and has an\nestablished home therein, which homesite becomes a part of a city after such\nofficer&#8217;s election or appointment, shall not vacate his office by reason\nof his residence in the city, but shall continue to hold such office so long as\nhe is successively elected or appointed to the office held by him at the time of\nthe transition. Such officer shall for the purpose of his office be deemed to be\na resident of the magisterial district in which the homesite was before becoming\na part of a city. This section shall not apply to members of the school board of\nsuch county, who shall be governed by \u00a7 22.1-29.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-94.1; 1950, p. 28; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-995; 1964, c.\n202; 1966, c. 239; 1970, c. 455; 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}}