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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1378837,"object_type":"law","relational_id":349048,"identifier":"15.2-635","token":"15.2\/I\/6\/3\/15.2-635","url":"\/15.2-635\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-635\/","token":"15.2\/I\/6\/3\/15.2-635","dublin_core":{"Title":"Selection or appointment of certain officers and heads of departments; filling vacancies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-635","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span>, the attorney for the Commonwealth and the sheriff shall be selected in the manner and for the terms, and vacancies in such office shall be filled, as provided by general law<\/span>.<\/p>

The clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> shall be clerk of the board of supervisors<\/span> unless the board designates some other person for this purpose. The clerk of the board shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed upon such officer by general law<\/span> and shall be subject to the obligations and penalties imposed by general law<\/span>. He shall also perform such other duties as the board imposes upon him.<\/p>

The directors or heads of all other departments of the county<\/span> shall be appointed by the county<\/span> manager. The county<\/span> manager may, with the board’s consent, act as the director or head of one or more departments of the county<\/span>, provided he is otherwise eligible to head such department or departments and, in the case of those officers whose appointments must be approved, his appointment is likewise approved.<\/p>

In case of the absence or disability of any officer, other than the attorney for the Commonwealth, the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> and the sheriff, which offices shall be filled as prescribed by general law<\/span>, the county<\/span> manager or other appointing power may designate some responsible person to perform the duties of the office.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSELECTION OR APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AND HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS; FILLING\nVACANCIES (\u00a7 15.2-635)\n\nThe clerk of the circuit court, the attorney for the Commonwealth and the\nsheriff shall be selected in the manner and for the terms, and vacancies in such\noffice shall be filled, as provided by general law.\n\nThe clerk of the circuit court shall be clerk of the board of supervisors unless\nthe board designates some other person for this purpose. The clerk of the board\nshall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed upon such\nofficer by general law and shall be subject to the obligations and penalties\nimposed by general law. He shall also perform such other duties as the board\nimposes upon him.\n\nThe directors or heads of all other departments of the county shall be appointed\nby the county manager. The county manager may, with the board’s consent,\nact as the director or head of one or more departments of the county, provided\nhe is otherwise eligible to head such department or departments and, in the case\nof those officers whose appointments must be approved, his appointment is\nlikewise approved.\n\nIn case of the absence or disability of any officer, other than the attorney for\nthe Commonwealth, the clerk of the circuit court and the sheriff, which offices\nshall be filled as prescribed by general law, the county manager or other\nappointing power may designate some responsible person to perform the duties of\nthe office.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-329; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-652; 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"}}