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All powers and duties conferred and imposed upon the Industrial Commission by any other law are hereby conferred upon and vested in the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission.B\n\nThe Commission shall consist of three members, one of whom shall be chosen by the joint vote of the two houses of the General Assembly convened in an even-numbered year, and who shall serve for terms of six years.C\n\nWhenever a vacancy in the Commission occurs or exists when the General Assembly is in session, the General Assembly shall elect a successor for the unexpired term. If the General Assembly is not in session, the Governor shall forthwith appoint pro tempore a qualified person to fill the vacancy for a term ending thirty days after the commencement of the next session of the General Assembly, and the General Assembly shall elect a successor for the unexpired term.D\n\nNot more than one member of the Commission shall be a person who on account of his previous vocation, employment or affiliation shall be classified as a representative of employers, and not more than one such appointee shall be a person who on account of his previous vocation, employment or affiliation shall be classed as a representative of employees. The Commission thus composed shall elect one of its number chairman for a term of three years commencing on July 1, 1979, and each succeeding three years thereafter. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1954, chapter 233; in 1968, chapter 660; in 1979, chapter 459; in 1991, chapter 355; in 2006, chapter 838<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":276261,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58394,"identifier":"65.2-200","token":"65.2\/2\/65.2-200","url":"\/65.2-200\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-200\/","token":"65.2\/2\/65.2-200","dublin_core":{"Title":"Industrial Commission continued as the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission; number, election and terms of members; vacancies; Chairman; members to devote entire time to office","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-200","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Industrial Commission<\/span> of Virginia is continued and shall hereafter be known as the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission<\/span>. All powers and duties conferred and imposed upon the Industrial Commission<\/span> by any other law<\/span> are hereby conferred upon and vested in the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall consist of three members, one of whom shall be chosen by the joint vote of the two houses of the General Assembly convened in an even-numbered year, and who shall serve for terms of six years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Whenever a vacancy in the Commission<\/span> occurs or exists when the General Assembly is in session, the General Assembly shall elect a successor for the unexpired term. If the General Assembly is not in session, the Governor shall forthwith appoint pro tempore a qualified person to fill the vacancy for a term ending thirty days after the commencement of the next session of the General Assembly, and the General Assembly shall elect a successor for the unexpired term. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Not more than one member of the Commission<\/span> shall be a person who on account of his previous vocation, employment or affiliation shall be classified as a representative of employers<\/span>, and not more than one such appointee shall be a person who on account of his previous vocation, employment or affiliation shall be classed as a representative of employees. The Commission<\/span> thus composed shall elect one of its number chairman for a term of three years commencing on July 1, 1979, and each succeeding three years thereafter. Each member of the Commission<\/span> shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office and shall not hold any position of trust or profit or engage in any occupation or business interfering or inconsistent with his duties as such member. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINDUSTRIAL COMMISSION CONTINUED AS THE VIRGINIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION\nCOMMISSION; NUMBER, ELECTION AND TERMS OF MEMBERS; VACANCIES; CHAIRMAN; MEMBERS\nTO DEVOTE ENTIRE TIME TO OFFICE (\u00a7 65.2-200)\n\nA. The Industrial Commission of Virginia is continued and shall hereafter be\nknown as the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission. All powers and\nduties conferred and imposed upon the Industrial Commission by any other law are\nhereby conferred upon and vested in the Virginia Workers’ Compensation\nCommission.\n\nB. The Commission shall consist of three members, one of whom shall be chosen by\nthe joint vote of the two houses of the General Assembly convened in an\neven-numbered year, and who shall serve for terms of six years.\n\nC. Whenever a vacancy in the Commission occurs or exists when the General\nAssembly is in session, the General Assembly shall elect a successor for the\nunexpired term. If the General Assembly is not in session, the Governor shall\nforthwith appoint pro tempore a qualified person to fill the vacancy for a term\nending thirty days after the commencement of the next session of the General\nAssembly, and the General Assembly shall elect a successor for the unexpired\nterm.\n\nD. Not more than one member of the Commission shall be a person who on account\nof his previous vocation, employment or affiliation shall be classified as a\nrepresentative of employers, and not more than one such appointee shall be a\nperson who on account of his previous vocation, employment or affiliation shall\nbe classed as a representative of employees. The Commission thus composed shall\nelect one of its number chairman for a term of three years commencing on July 1,\n1979, and each succeeding three years thereafter. Each member of the Commission\nshall devote his entire time to the duties of his office and shall not hold any\nposition of trust or profit or engage in any occupation or business interfering\nor inconsistent with his duties as such member.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 65-9; 1954, c. 233; 1968, c. 660, \u00a7 65.1-10; 1971, Ex.\nSess., c. 70; 1979, c. 459; 1991, c. 355; 2006, c. 838.","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}}