{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1616","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-1616","heading":"When deputy may act in place of sheriff","body":"When for any cause it is improper for the sheriff of any county or city to serve any process or notice or to summon a jury, such process may be directed to any deputy of the sheriff, and the process or notice may be served and the jury summoned by any such deputy.Code 1950, § 15-509; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-74; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 155; 1997, c. 587.","path":["Title 15.2. COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Subtitle II. POWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Chapter 16. LOCAL CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS, COURTHOUSES AND SUPPLIES","Article 3. SHERIFF"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-1616/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"18f66e12fd5d28c4f3e4da049caa1637bfc61ace2eb632fb45f3d2c8c941d1b6","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1615.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1617"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}