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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>71919</law_id><section_number>15.2-529</section_number><catch_line>Appointment of county attorney</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">General Provisions; Charters; Other Forms and Organization of Counties</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="5">County Executive Form of Government</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="3">Departments; County Executive Form</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The board may appoint a <span class="dictionary">county</span> attorney pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Creation of office of county, city or town attorney authorized; appointment, salary and duties" href="/15.2-1542/">15.2-1542</a>, who shall serve at a salary as fixed by the board and who shall be accountable to the board.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 15-291; 1952, c. 413; 1958, c. 112; 1962, c. 623, &#xA7; 15.1-608; 1972, c. 360; 1977, c. 584; 1984, c. 722; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
