2016 Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns

Subtitle I. General Provisions; Charters; Other Forms and Organization of Counties

• Chapter 1 - General Provisions (§§ 15.2-100 through 15.2-110)
• Chapter 2 - Local Government Charters (§§ 15.2-200 through 15.2-209)
• Chapter 3 - Optional Forms of County Government; General Provisions (§§ 15.2-300 through 15.2-307)
• Chapter 4 - County Board Form of Government (§§ 15.2-400 through 15.2-418)
• Chapter 5 - County Executive Form of Government (§§ 15.2-500 through 15.2-542)
• Chapter 6 - County Manager Form of Government (§§ 15.2-600 through 15.2-642)
• Chapter 7 - County Manager Plan of Government (§§ 15.2-700 through 15.2-750)
• Chapter 8 - Urban County Executive Form of Government (§§ 15.2-800 through 15.2-858)

Subtitle II. Powers of Local Government

• Chapter 9 - General Powers of Local Governments (§§ 15.2-900 through 15.2-982)
• Chapter 11 - Powers of Cities and Towns (§§ 15.2-1100 through 15.2-1133)
• Chapter 12 - General Powers and Procedures of Counties (§§ 15.2-1200 through 15.2-1249)
• Chapter 13 - Joint Actions by Localities (§§ 15.2-1300 through 15.2-1310)
• Chapter 14 - Governing Bodies of Localities (§§ 15.2-1400 through 15.2-1433)
• Chapter 15 - Local Government Personnel, Qualification for Office, Bonds, Dual Office Holding and Certain Local Government Officers (§§ 15.2-1500 through 15.2-1549)
• Chapter 16 - Local Constitutional Officers, Courthouses and Supplies (§§ 15.2-1600 through 15.2-1656)
• Chapter 17 - Police and Public Order (§§ 15.2-1700 through 15.2-1753)
• Chapter 18 - Buildings, Monuments and Lands Generally (§§ 15.2-1800 through 15.2-1814)
• Chapter 18.1 - Local Government Facilities Private Capital Lending (§§ 15.2-1815 through 15.2-1817)
• Chapter 19 - Condemnation (§§ 15.2-1900 through 15.2-1907.1)
• Chapter 19.1 - Acquisition of Waterworks Systems (§§ 15.2-1908 through 15.2-1916)
• Chapter 20 - Streets and Alleys (§§ 15.2-2000 through 15.2-2030)
• Chapter 21 - Franchises; Sale and Lease of Certain Municipal Public Property; Public Utilities (§§ 15.2-2100 through 15.2-2160)
• Chapter 22 - Planning, Subdivision of Land and Zoning (§§ 15.2-2200 through 15.2-2329)
• Chapter 24 - Service Districts; Taxes and Assessments for Local Improvements (§§ 15.2-2400 through 15.2-2413)
• Chapter 24.1 - Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment Fund (§§ 15.2-2414 through 15.2-2418)
• Chapter 24.2 - Virginia Broadband Infrastructure Loan Fund (§§ 15.2-2419 through 15.2-2429)
• Chapter 24.3 - Virginia Infrastructure Project Loan Fund (§§ 15.2-2430 through 15.2-2440)
• Chapter 25 - Budgets, Audits and Reports (§§ 15.2-2500 through 15.2-2513)
• Chapter 26 - Public Finance Act (§§ 15.2-2600 through 15.2-2663)
• Chapter 27 - Local Government Group Self-Insurance Pools (§§ 15.2-2700 through 15.2-2709)
• Chapter 28 - Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act (§ 15.2-2800)
• Chapter 28.1 - Pilot Programs for the Delivery of Human Services (§§ 15.2-2811 through 15.2-2817)
• Chapter 28.2 - Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act (§§ 15.2-2820 through 15.2-2833)

Subtitle III. Boundary Adjustments and Changes of Status of Counties, Cities and Towns

• Chapter 29 - Commission on Local Government (§§ 15.2-2900 through 15.2-2908)
• Chapter 30 - Special Courts (§§ 15.2-3000 through 15.2-3004)
• Chapter 31 - Settling Boundaries Between Localities (§§ 15.2-3100 through 15.2-3109)
• Chapter 32 - Boundary Changes of Towns and Cities (§§ 15.2-3200 through 15.2-3245)
• Chapter 33 - Immunity of Counties or Parts of Counties from City-Initiated Annexation and City Incorporation (§§ 15.2-3300 through 15.2-3308)
• Chapter 34 - Voluntary Settlement of Annexation, Transition or Immunity Issues (§§ 15.2-3400 through 15.2-3401)
• Chapter 35 - Consolidation of Localities (§§ 15.2-3500 through 15.2-3550)
• Chapter 36 - Incorporation of Towns by Judicial Proceeding (§§ 15.2-3600 through 15.2-3605)
• Chapter 37 - Annulment of Town Charters (§§ 15.2-3700 through 15.2-3712)
• Chapter 38 - Transition of Towns to Cities (§§ 15.2-3800 through 15.2-3834)
• Chapter 39 - Transition of Counties to Cities (§§ 15.2-3900 through 15.2-3919)
• Chapter 40 - Judicial Determination of City Status (§§ 15.2-4000 through 15.2-4005)
• Chapter 41 - Transition of City to Town Status (§§ 15.2-4100 through 15.2-4120)

Subtitle IV. Other Governmental Entities

• Chapter 42 - Regional Cooperation Act (§§ 15.2-4200 through 15.2-4222)
• Chapter 43 - Agricultural and Forestal Districts Act (§§ 15.2-4300 through 15.2-4314)
• Chapter 44 - Local Agricultural and Forestal Districts Act (§§ 15.2-4400 through 15.2-4407)
• Chapter 45 - Transportation District Act of 1964 [Repealed] (§§ 15.2-4500 through 15.2-4534)
• Chapter 46 - Multicounty Transportation Improvement Districts [Not Set Out] (§§ 15.2-4600 through 15.2-4618)
• Chapter 47 - Transportation Improvement District in Individual Localities [Not Set Out] (§§ 15.2-4700 through 15.2-4716)
• Chapter 48 - Virginia Transportation Service District Act [Not Set Out] (§§ 15.2-4800 through 15.2-4815)
• Chapter 48.1 - Northern Virginia Transportation Authority [Repealed] (§§ 15.2-4816 through 15.2-4828)
• Chapter 48.2 - Northern Virginia Transportation Authority [Repealed] (§§ 15.2-4829 through 15.2-4840)
• Chapter 49 - Industrial Development and Revenue Bond Act (§§ 15.2-4900 through 15.2-4920)
• Chapter 50 - Private Activity Bonds (§§ 15.2-5000 through 15.2-5005)
• Chapter 51 - Virginia Water and Waste Authorities Act (§§ 15.2-5100 through 15.2-5159)
• Chapter 52 - Hospital or Health Center Commissions (§§ 15.2-5200 through 15.2-5219)
• Chapter 53 - Hospital Authorities (§§ 15.2-5300 through 15.2-5367)
• Chapter 53.1 - Southwest Virginia Health Authority (§§ 15.2-5368 through 15.2-5386)
• Chapter 54 - Electric Authorities Act (§§ 15.2-5400 through 15.2-5431)
• Chapter 54.1 - Virginia Wireless Service Authorities Act (§§ 15.2-5431.1 through 15.2-5431.37)
• Chapter 55 - Tourism Development Authority (§§ 15.2-5500 through 15.2-5508)
• Chapter 55.1 - Southside Virginia Tourism Development Authority (§§ 15.2-5509 through 15.2-5515)
• Chapter 55.2 - Tourism Financing Development Authority Act (§§ 15.2-5516 through 15.2-5522)
• Chapter 56 - Public Recreational Facilities Authorities Act (§§ 15.2-5600 through 15.2-5616)
• Chapter 57 - Park Authorities Act (§§ 15.2-5700 through 15.2-5714)
• Chapter 58 - Virginia Baseball Stadium Authority (§§ 15.2-5800 through 15.2-5822)
• Chapter 59 - Hampton Roads Sports Facility Authority (§§ 15.2-5900 through 15.2-5917)
• Chapter 59.1 - Virginia Beach Arena (§§ 15.2-5921 through 15.2-5927)
• Chapter 60 - Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority (§§ 15.2-6000 through 15.2-6015)
• Chapter 60.1 - Southwest Regional Recreation Authority (§§ 15.2-6016 through 15.2-6024)
• Chapter 61 - Southside Virginia Development Authority (§ 15.2-6100)
• Chapter 62 - Alleghany Highlands Economic Development Authority (§§ 15.2-6200 through 15.2-6214)
• Chapter 63 - Authorities for Development of Former Federal Areas (§§ 15.2-6300 through 15.2-6322)
• Chapter 64 - Virginia Regional Industrial Facilities Act (§§ 15.2-6400 through 15.2-6416)
• Chapter 65 - Tourist Train Development Authority (§ 15.2-6500)
• Chapter 65.1 - Tourist Train Development Authority (§§ 15.2-6550 through 15.2-6554)
• Chapter 66 - Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority Act (§§ 15.2-6600 through 15.2-6625)
• Chapter 66.1 - Northern Neck Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority Act (§§ 15.2-6626 through 15.2-6651)
• Chapter 67 - Buchanan County Tourist Train Development Authority (§§ 15.2-6700 through 15.2-6704)
• Chapter 68 - Williamsburg Area Transit Authority [Repealed] (§§ 15.2-6800 through 15.2-6809)
• Chapter 69 - Appalachian Region Interstate Compact (§ 15.2-6900)
• Chapter 70 - Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority [Repealed] (§§ 15.2-7000 through 15.2-7021)
• Chapter 71 - Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Transit Authority [Repealed] (§§ 15.2-7022 through 15.2-7035)
• Chapter 72 - BVU Authority Act (§§ 15.2-7200 through 15.2-7226)
• Chapter 73 - Fort Monroe Authority Act (§ 15.2-7300)
• Chapter 74 - Eastern Shore Water Access Authority (§§ 15.2-7400 through 15.2-7425)
• Chapter 75 - Land Bank Entities Act (§§ 15.2-7500 through 15.2-7512)