Virginia Statutes
§ 15.2-1524 — Failure to qualify vacates office
Virginia § 15.2-1524
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 15.2COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS
Subtitle IIPOWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Ch. 15LOCAL GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL, QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE, BONDS, DUAL OFFICE HOLDING AND CERTAIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICERS
Art. 4QUALIFICATIONS; ELIGIBILITY, ETC., OF LOCAL ELECTED OFFICERS
This text of Virginia § 15.2-1524 (Failure to qualify vacates office) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Virginia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-1524 (2026).
Text
If any such officer fails to qualify and give bond, as required by § 15.2-1523, on or before the day on which his term begins, his office shall be deemed vacant. However, members of local governing bodies and elected school boards may qualify up to and including the day of the initial meeting of the new governing body or elected school board.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
Code 1950, § 15-477; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-40; 1996, c. 167; 1997, c. 587.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 15.2-100
Charter powers not affected by title§ 15.2-102
Definitions§ 15.2-103
Name "Mount Vernon" reserved§ 15.2-104
Liens against real estate§ 15.2-107.1
Advertisement of legal notices on web sites§ 15.2-108
Repealed§ 15.2-108.1
Local fees charged to places of worship§ 15.2-109
Regulations on political campaign signs§ 15.2-1100
Powers conferred; exercised by councilCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 15.2-1524, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/15.2/15.2-1524.