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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 234 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. Unfortunately, the 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":347378,"section_number":"15.2-1514","catch_line":"Exercise of powers and duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1514\/"},{"id":347379,"section_number":"15.2-1515","catch_line":"Compensation, benefits and liability insurance of such persons","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1515\/"},{"id":347380,"section_number":"15.2-1516","catch_line":"Exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1516\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1380135,"object_type":"law","relational_id":347377,"identifier":"15.2-1513","token":"15.2\/II\/15\/2\/15.2-1513","url":"\/15.2-1513\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1513\/","token":"15.2\/II\/15\/2\/15.2-1513","dublin_core":{"Title":"Joint local government employees permitted","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1513","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Localities may jointly employ or share the services of any person. Persons so employed may include officers as well as other employees.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJOINT LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES PERMITTED (\u00a7 15.2-1513)\n\nLocalities may jointly employ or share the services of any person. Persons so\nemployed may include officers as well as other employees.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 234, \u00a7 15.1-20.3; 1997, c. 587.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}