{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-27-13","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 27-13","heading":"Appointment of chief and other officers","body":"In every county, city, or town in which a fire company is established, there shall be appointed, at such time and in such manner as the governing body of such county, city, or town may prescribe, a chief and as many other officers as such governing body may direct.Code 1919, § 3125; 1970, c. 187; 2008, c. 410; 2015, cc. 502, 503.","path":["Title 27. FIRE PROTECTION","Chapter 2. FIRE/EMS DEPARTMENTS AND FIRE/EMS COMPANIES","Article 1. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/27-13/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:14Z","sha256":"47ce89c8d88956ce20d532bcb6374a894a10b12c436e6c62ec4eafb0820b2ecf","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-27-12","next":"us-va/va.-code-27-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}