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Thereafter, nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years. The Commissioner shall serve a term coincident with his term of office. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. All members may be reappointed. No nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member’s eligibility for reappointment. 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All members may be reappointed. No nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member’s eligibility for reappointment. 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This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 89<\/a> and 319<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":195299,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76106,"identifier":"3.2-3002","token":"3.2\/II\/C\/30\/3.2-3002","url":"\/3.2-3002\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3002\/","token":"3.2\/II\/C\/30\/3.2-3002","dublin_core":{"Title":"Wine Board membership terms; vacancies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3002","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Initial appointments of nonlegislative citizen members to the Wine<\/span> Board<\/span> shall be staggered as follows: six nonlegislative citizen members shall be owners or operators of wineries or farm wineries in Virginia, two of whom shall serve for terms of three years, two shall serve for terms of two years, and two shall serve a term of one year; and three nonlegislative citizen members shall be grape growers<\/span> with no controlling financial interest in a winery or farm winery<\/span>, one of whom shall serve a term of three years, one shall serve a term of two years, and one shall serve a term of one year. Thereafter, nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years. The Commissioner<\/span> shall serve a term coincident with his term of office. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. All members may be reappointed. No nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member’s eligibility for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWINE BOARD MEMBERSHIP TERMS; VACANCIES (\u00a7 3.2-3002)\n\nInitial appointments of nonlegislative citizen members to the Wine Board shall\nbe staggered as follows: six nonlegislative citizen members shall be owners or\noperators of wineries or farm wineries in Virginia, two of whom shall serve for\nterms of three years, two shall serve for terms of two years, and two shall\nserve a term of one year; and three nonlegislative citizen members shall be\ngrape growers with no controlling financial interest in a winery or farm winery,\none of whom shall serve a term of three years, one shall serve a term of two\nyears, and one shall serve a term of one year. Thereafter, nonlegislative\ncitizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years. The Commissioner\nshall serve a term coincident with his term of office. Appointments to fill\nvacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms.\nAll members may be reappointed. No nonlegislative citizen member shall serve\nmore than two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a\nmember is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining\nthe member’s eligibility for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in\nthe same manner as the original appointments.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, cc. 89, 319, \u00a7 3.1-1064.3; 2008, c. 860.","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}}