Library boards not mandatory
Va. Code Ann. § 42.1-36
in effectThe formation, creation, or continued existence of library boards shall not be considered or construed in any manner as mandatory upon (i) any city or town with a manager; (ii) any county with a county manager, county executive, urban county manager, or urban county executive form of government; (iii) any county that has adopted a charter; or (iv) the Counties of Botetourt, Caroline, Chesterfield, King and Queen, and Shenandoah, by virtue of this chapter.
1970, c. 606; 1978, c. 6; 2002, c. 111 ; 2017, cc. 64 , 408 ; 2018, cc. 177 , 213 ; 2022, c. 352 ; 2024, c. 486 .
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/42.1-36/Fetched: 10/16/2026
