{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-44-93.2","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 44-93.2","heading":"Leaves of absence from nongovernmental employment","body":"A member of the Virginia National Guard or Virginia Defense Force, or a person who is a member of the National Guard of another state and who is otherwise employed in the Commonwealth, called to state active duty or military duty pursuant to Title 32 of the United States Code shall have the right to take leave without pay from his nongovernmental employment. No member of the National Guard or Virginia Defense Force, or person who is a member of the National Guard of another state, shall be forced to use or exhaust his vacation or other accrued leaves from his nongovernmental employment for a period of active service. The choice of leave shall be solely within the discretion of the member.2002, c. 354; 2007, cc. 167, 214; 2011, cc. 572, 586; 2015, c. 221; 2016, c. 327; 2018, c. 216.","path":["Title 44. Military and Emergency Laws","Chapter 1. Military Laws of Virginia","Article 10. PRIVILEGES OF UNITED STATES RESERVE, NATIONAL GUARD, AND NAVAL MILITIA"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/44-93.2/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:29Z","sha256":"a04fe38d78969a394477ae01ce1c693e5f5ef2acd53926455caef1a05a410458","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-44-93.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-44-93.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}