Virginia § 24.2-232 - Vacancy occurring when officer determined "mentally incompetent" (incapacitated)
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 24.2-232 — Vacancy occurring when officer determined "mentally incompetent" (incapacitated), with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 24.2-232. Vacancy occurring when officer determined "mentally incompetent" (incapacitated)
A person who is determined to be incapacitated in a judicial proceeding as provided for in Chapter 20 (§ 64.2-2000 et seq.) of Title 64.2 shall be deemed for purposes of Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia and this title to be "mentally incompetent" as that term is used in those provisions. The office of any person who is so determined to be incapacitated, shall become vacant and the vacancy filled in the manner provided by law. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 20 (§ 64.2-2000 et seq.) of Title 64.2, however, any officer shall have a jury trial unless it is waived by him or for him by his counsel of record.
1975, cc. 515, 595, § 24.1-79.4; 1993, c. 641; 1997, c. 921; 1998, c. 582.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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