CODE OF VIRGINIA

WHEN DEPUTY MAY ACT IN PLACE OF SHERIFF (§ 15.2-1616)

When for any cause it is improper for the sheriff of any county or city to serve
any process or notice or to summon a jury, such process may be directed to any
deputy of the sheriff, and the process or notice may be served and the jury
summoned by any such deputy.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 15-509; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-74; 1971, Ex. Sess., c.
155; 1997, c. 587.