{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-234","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 24.2-234","heading":"Removal of officer appointed for a term certain","body":"Any officer appointed to an office for a term established by law may be removed from office, under the provisions of § 24.2-233, upon a petition filed with the circuit court in whose jurisdiction the officer resides signed by the person or a majority of the members of the authority who appointed him, if the appointing person or authority is not given the unqualified power of removal.1975, cc. 515, 595, § 24.1-79.6; 1993, c. 641; 2004, cc. 27, 391; 2023, cc. 256, 257.","path":["Title 24.2. Elections","Chapter 2. Federal, Commonwealth, and Local Officers","Article 7. Removal of Public Officers from Office"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/24.2-234/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:04Z","sha256":"c6e362fb2d0217a3b0d4d8465ae9d9c28f1bf41bb3ac7649dd293689d2cb6f3f","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-233","next":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-234.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}