{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-42.1-36","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 42.1-36","heading":"Library boards not mandatory","body":"The formation, creation, or continued existence of library boards shall not be considered or construed in any manner as mandatory upon (i) any city or town with a manager; (ii) any county with a county manager, county executive, urban county manager, or urban county executive form of government; (iii) any county that has adopted a charter; or (iv) the Counties of Botetourt, Caroline, Chesterfield, King and Queen, and Shenandoah, by virtue of this chapter.1970, c. 606; 1978, c. 6; 2002, c. 111; 2017, cc. 64, 408; 2018, cc. 177, 213; 2022, c. 352; 2024, c. 486.","path":["Title 42.1. Libraries","Chapter 2. Local and Regional Libraries"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/42.1-36/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:19Z","sha256":"40c87bb1f98385ea7f5aaa9ce6bce7c7850278fc883c05e26d666121b20bd20b","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-42.1-35","next":"us-va/va.-code-42.1-36.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}