Virginia § 21-159 - Compensation and expenses of commission members
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 21-159 — Compensation and expenses of commission members, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-159. Compensation and expenses of commission members
The members of the commission shall receive no salary, but shall be paid their necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in attendance upon meetings of the commission or while otherwise engaged in the discharge of their duties under this chapter, and the sum of $10 per diem for each day or portion thereof in which they are engaged in the performance of such duties, but the total of such per diem compensation so received by any member during any one year shall not exceed $300.
1938, p. 514; 1942, p. 600; Michie Code 1942, § 1560kk; 1944, p. 73; 1946, p. 528.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-159 ("Compensation and expenses of commission members") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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