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Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-234 (2026)

Removal of officer appointed for a term certain

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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.

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Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2018–2021 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Williams, 809 S.E.2d 672 (Va. 2018).
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Commonwealth v. Williams, 809 S.E.2d 672 (Va. 2018). · cites it 4× “However, the use of the singular "person" acknowledges that, under Code § 24.2-234, an appointed officer may be removed upon a petition **98 "signed by the person or a majority of the members of the authority who appointed him.”
Bd. Of Supervisors Of Alleghany Cnty. v. Kern, No. 7:21-cv-00471 (W.D. Va. Sept. 13, 2021). · cites it 4× “) Plaintiff Board of Supervisors of Alleghany County (“the Board”) brought this lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Alleghany County under Virginia Code § 24.2-234, seeking to remove Kern as a member of the Alleghany County School Board.”
Bd. of Supervisors Of Alleghany Cnty. v. Kern, No. 7:21-cv-00448 (W.D. Va. Sept. 7, 2021). · cites it 3× “The Board’s petition in the circuit court was filed under Virginia Code § 24.2-234 and arises solely under state, not federal, law.”
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