Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §15.2-1601 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§15.2-1601. Requirements for officers.
The officers required by §15.2-1600 are subject to the residency, qualification for office, bonding, dual-office-holding requirements and prohibitions provided for in Chapter 15 of this title (§15.2-1500 et seq.). The provisions of Article 6 (§15.2-1534 et seq.) of Chapter 15 shall also apply to deputies of such officers appointed pursuant to § 15.2-1603 and persons serving in such officer's absence pursuant to subsection F of §24.2-228.1.