SECTION 15.2-1526. Removal vacates office, ARTICLE 4. Qualifications; Eligibility, Etc., of Local Elected Officers, CHAPTER 15. Local Government Personnel, Qualification for Office, Bonds, Dual Office Holding and Certain Local Government Officers, SUBTITLE II. Powers of Local Government, TITLE 15.2. Counties, Cities and Towns, Code of Virginia

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CHAPTER 15. Local Government Personnel, Qualification for Office, Bonds, Dual Office Holding and Certain Local Government Officers

ARTICLE 4. Qualifications; Eligibility, Etc., of Local Elected Officers

SECTION 15.2-1526. Removal vacates office

If any officer, required by § 15.2-1525 to be a resident at the time of his election or appointment of the county, city, town or district for which he is elected or appointed, or of the city wherein the courthouse of such county is or in a city wholly within the boundaries of such county, remove therefrom, except from the county to such city or from such city to the county, or in case a nonresident who has been elected attorney for the Commonwealth remove from the county or county seat of the county in which he resided when elected, except to the county in which he is elected, his office shall be deemed vacant.

Code 1950, § 15-488; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-52; 1966, c. 97; 1997, c. 587.