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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":81302,"section_number":"15.2-512","catch_line":"Appointment of officers and employees; recommendations by county executive; discussions with board","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-512\/"}],"permalink":{"id":151561,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69777,"identifier":"15.2-513","token":"15.2\/I\/5\/2\/15.2-513","url":"\/15.2-513\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-513\/","token":"15.2\/I\/5\/2\/15.2-513","dublin_core":{"Title":"Term, removal and disability of officers and employees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-513","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

All appointments of officers and employees shall be without definite term, unless for temporary service not to exceed sixty days.\n\t\tAny officer or employee of the county<\/span> appointed pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-512<\/a> may be suspended or removed from office or employment either by the board of county<\/span> supervisors<\/span> or the officer by whom he was appointed or employed. In case of the absence or disability of any officer, except the county<\/span> clerk, the attorney for the Commonwealth, and the sheriff, which offices shall be filled as provided by general law<\/span>, the board of county<\/span> supervisors<\/span> or other appointing power may designate some responsible person to perform the duties of the office.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTERM, REMOVAL AND DISABILITY OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (\u00a7 15.2-513)\n\nAll appointments of officers and employees shall be without definite term,\nunless for temporary service not to exceed sixty days.\n\t\tAny officer or employee of the county appointed pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-512 may be\nsuspended or removed from office or employment either by the board of county\nsupervisors or the officer by whom he was appointed or employed. In case of the\nabsence or disability of any officer, except the county clerk, the attorney for\nthe Commonwealth, and the sheriff, which offices shall be filled as provided by\ngeneral law, the board of county supervisors or other appointing power may\ndesignate some responsible person to perform the duties of the office.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-282; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-599; 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}}