Virginia § 2.2-2805 - Members of armed forces; reserve forces
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 2.2-2805 — Members of armed forces; reserve forces, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2.2-2805. Members of armed forces; reserve forces
No person shall, by reason of being a member of the armed forces of the United States, whether active or reserved, or by reason of being a retired officer of the armed forces of the United States and receiving pay therefor, be disqualified from holding any office under the government of the Commonwealth, or under any county, city, town, magisterial district or school district thereof.
Code 1950, § 2-30; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-34; 2001, c. 844.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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