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The board may, upon recommendations of the urban county executive, reassign, transfer or combine any county functions, activities or departments.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":293460,"text":"The activities or functions of the county shall, with the exceptions herein provided, be distributed among the following general divisions or departments:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":293461,"text":"Department of finance.","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":293462,"text":"Department of public works.","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"3":{"id":293463,"text":"Department of social services.","type":"section","prefixes":["3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"3","prefix_anchor":"3","level":1,"prior_prefix":"2","next_prefix":"4"},"4":{"id":293464,"text":"Department of law enforcement.","type":"section","prefixes":["4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"4","prefix_anchor":"4","level":1,"prior_prefix":"3","next_prefix":"5"},"5":{"id":293465,"text":"Department of education.","type":"section","prefixes":["5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"5","prefix_anchor":"5","level":1,"prior_prefix":"4","next_prefix":"6"},"6":{"id":293466,"text":"Department of records.","type":"section","prefixes":["6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"6","prefix_anchor":"6","level":1,"prior_prefix":"5","next_prefix":"7"},"7":{"id":293467,"text":"Department of health.\n\t\t\tThe board may establish any of the following additional departments and commissions and such other departments and commissions as it deems necessary to the proper conduct of the county&#8217;s business:","type":"section","prefixes":["7"],"prefix":"7","entire_prefix":"7","prefix_anchor":"7","level":1,"prior_prefix":"6","next_prefix":"1"},"8":{"id":293468,"text":"Department of assessments.","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"7","next_prefix":"2"},"9":{"id":293469,"text":"Department of farm and home demonstration.","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"10":{"id":293470,"text":"Department of public safety.","type":"section","prefixes":["3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"3","prefix_anchor":"3","level":1,"prior_prefix":"2","next_prefix":"4"},"11":{"id":293471,"text":"Department of public utilities.","type":"section","prefixes":["4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"4","prefix_anchor":"4","level":1,"prior_prefix":"3","next_prefix":"5"},"12":{"id":293472,"text":"Commission on human rights.\n\t\t\tAny activity which is unassigned by this chapter shall, upon recommendation of the urban county executive, be assigned by the board to the appropriate department. 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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 1960, chapter 382; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1972, chapter 73; in 1980, chapter 44; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77119,"section_number":"15.2-824","catch_line":"Appointment of members of certain boards, authorities and commissions","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-824\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":152211,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81909,"identifier":"15.2-823","token":"15.2\/I\/8\/2\/15.2-823","url":"\/15.2-823\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-823\/","token":"15.2\/I\/8\/2\/15.2-823","dublin_core":{"Title":"Departments and commissions of county government","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-823","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The activities or functions of the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> shall, with the exceptions herein provided, be distributed among the following general divisions or departments:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Department of finance. <a id=\"paragraph-293461\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-823\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Department of public works. <a id=\"paragraph-293462\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-823\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Department of social services. <a id=\"paragraph-293463\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-823\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"4\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Department of <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> enforcement. <a id=\"paragraph-293464\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-823\/#4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"5\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Department of education. <a id=\"paragraph-293465\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-823\/#5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"6\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">6.<\/span> Department of records. <a id=\"paragraph-293466\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-823\/#6\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"7\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">7.<\/span> Department of health.\n\t\t\tThe board may establish any of the following additional departments and commissions and such other departments and commissions as it deems necessary to the proper conduct of the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span>&#8217;s business: <a id=\"paragraph-293467\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-823\/#7\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Department of assessments. <a id=\"paragraph-293468\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-823\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Department of farm and home demonstration. <a id=\"paragraph-293469\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-823\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Department of public safety. <a id=\"paragraph-293470\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-823\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"4\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Department of public utilities. <a id=\"paragraph-293471\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-823\/#4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"5\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Commission on human rights.\n\t\t\tAny activity which is unassigned by this chapter shall, upon recommendation of the urban <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> executive, be assigned by the board to the appropriate department. The board may, upon recommendations of the urban <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> executive, reassign, transfer or combine any <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> functions, activities or departments. <a id=\"paragraph-293472\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-823\/#5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENTS AND COMMISSIONS OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT (\u00a7 15.2-823)\n\nThe activities or functions of the county shall, with the exceptions herein\nprovided, be distributed among the following general divisions or departments:\n\n1. Department of finance.\n\n2. Department of public works.\n\n3. Department of social services.\n\n4. Department of law enforcement.\n\n5. Department of education.\n\n6. Department of records.\n\n7. Department of health.\n\t\t\tThe board may establish any of the following additional departments and\ncommissions and such other departments and commissions as it deems necessary to\nthe proper conduct of the county&#8217;s business:\n\n1. Department of assessments.\n\n2. Department of farm and home demonstration.\n\n3. Department of public safety.\n\n4. Department of public utilities.\n\n5. Commission on human rights.\n\t\t\tAny activity which is unassigned by this chapter shall, upon recommendation\nof the urban county executive, be assigned by the board to the appropriate\ndepartment. The board may, upon recommendations of the urban county executive,\nreassign, transfer or combine any county functions, activities or departments.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-384.52; 1960, c. 382; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-765; 1972,\nc. 73; 1980, c. 44; 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}}