{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-102","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 45.2-102","heading":"Department of Energy; appointment of Director","body":"The Department of Energy is established in the executive branch within the Secretariat of Commerce and Trade. The Department shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor for a term coincident with the Governor's term.1984, c. 590, § 45.1-1.1; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.2; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 387, 532.","path":["Title 45.2. Mines, Minerals, and Energy","Subtitle I. Administration","Chapter 1. Administration","Article 1. Department of Energy"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/45.2-102/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:34Z","sha256":"8b4463fe2d91b6f8873ded886bf11988ee23905735c9f516ab56e4c752be77a2","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-101","next":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}