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Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Subtitle I. GENERAL PROVISIONS; CHARTERS; OTHER FORMS AND ORGANIZATION OF COUNTIESChapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 15.2-100. Charter powers not affected by title
- § 15.2-101. Certain laws and ordinances not affected by repeal of Title 15.1; validation of laws and ordinances adopted under ยง 15.1-522
- § 15.2-102. Definitions
- § 15.2-103. Name "Mount Vernon" reserved
- § 15.2-104. Liens against real estate
- § 15.2-105. Penalty and interest for failure to pay accounts when due
- § 15.2-106. Ordinances providing fee for passing bad checks to localities
- § 15.2-107. Advertisement and enactment of certain fees and levies
- § 15.2-107.1. Advertisement of legal notices on web sites
- § 15.2-107.2. Alternative method for local government to give notice by mail
- § 15.2-108. Repealed
- § 15.2-108.1. Local fees charged to places of worship
- § 15.2-109. Regulations on political campaign signs
- § 15.2-200. Required procedure for obtaining new charter or amendment
- § 15.2-201. Charter elections; subsequent procedure; procedure when bill not introduced or fails to pass in General Assembly
- § 15.2-202. Public hearing in lieu of election; procedure when bill not introduced or fails to pass in General Assembly
- § 15.2-203. Legislation granting or amending charter evidence of compliance with requirements
- § 15.2-204. Uniform charter powers
- § 15.2-205. Use of provisions of chapter not authorized for certain purposes
- § 15.2-206. Special elections; request for abolition of certain local constitutional offices
- § 15.2-207. Boundaries of municipal corporations continued; charters not to contain metes and bounds; incorporated by reference
- § 15.2-208. Boundaries of counties
- § 15.2-209. Notice to be given to counties, cities, and towns of tort claims for damages
- § 15.2-300. Adoption of optional forms of county government; inconsistent provisions of law
- § 15.2-301. Petition or resolution asking for referendum; notice; conduct of election
- § 15.2-302. When form of government to become effective
- § 15.2-303. When new supervisors elected
- § 15.2-304. Effect of change on other county officers
- § 15.2-305. Changing from one form to another
- § 15.2-306. Limitation as to frequency of elections
- § 15.2-307. County forms of government adopted under prior acts
- § 15.2-400. Form of government to be known as county board form; applicability of chapter
- § 15.2-401. Adoption of county board form
- § 15.2-402. Board of county supervisors; election; terms; chairman; vacancies
- § 15.2-403. Same; powers and duties
- § 15.2-404. Appointment and compensation of officers and employees of county
- § 15.2-405. Assignment of activities
- § 15.2-406. Appointment, compensation and removal of county administrator
- § 15.2-407. Powers and duties of county administrator
- § 15.2-408. Attorney for the Commonwealth, county clerk, sheriff, commissioner of the revenue and treasurer of the county
- § 15.2-409. Authority of boards of supervisors to require commissioners of revenue to prepare tax bills
- § 15.2-410. County school board and division superintendent of schools
- § 15.2-411. County health officer; county board of health
- § 15.2-412. Local board of social services and local director of social services
- § 15.2-413. Department of extension and continuing education
- § 15.2-414. County purchasing agent
- § 15.2-415. Schedule of compensation for officers and employees
- § 15.2-416. Official bonds
- § 15.2-417. Examination and audit of accounts and books
- § 15.2-418. Certain officers not affected
Article 1. ADOPTION OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE FORM
- § 15.2-500. Title of form; applicability of chapter
- § 15.2-501. Adoption of county executive form
- § 15.2-502. Powers vested in board of county supervisors; election and terms of members; vacancies
- § 15.2-503. Referendum on election of the county chairman from the county at large; powers and duties of chairman
Article 2. GENERAL POWERS; COUNTY EXECUTIVE FORM
- § 15.2-504. General powers of board
- § 15.2-504.1. Lighting level regulation
- § 15.2-505. Appointment by certain localities of members of certain boards, authorities and commissions
- § 15.2-506. Investigation of county officers
- § 15.2-507. Organization of departments
- § 15.2-508. Designation of officers to perform certain duties
- § 15.2-509. County executive appointed by board
- § 15.2-510. Tenure of office; removal
- § 15.2-511. Disability of executive
- § 15.2-512. Appointment of officers and employees; recommendations by county executive; discussions with board
- § 15.2-513. Term, removal and disability of officers and employees
- § 15.2-514. Compensation of officers and employees
- § 15.2-515. Restrictions on activities of former officers and employees
- § 15.2-516. Duties of county executive
- § 15.2-517. Executive may also be department head
Article 3. DEPARTMENTS; COUNTY EXECUTIVE FORM
- § 15.2-518. Departments of the county
- § 15.2-519. Department of finance; director; general duties
- § 15.2-520. Same; expenditures and accounts
- § 15.2-521. Same; powers of commissioners of revenue; real estate reassessments
- § 15.2-522. Same; powers of county treasurer; deposit of moneys
- § 15.2-523. Same; claims against counties; accounts
- § 15.2-524. Same; director as purchasing agent
- § 15.2-525. Same; obligations of chief assessing officer
- § 15.2-526. Department of public works
- § 15.2-527. Department of social services
- § 15.2-528. Department of law enforcement
- § 15.2-529. Appointment of county attorney
- § 15.2-530. Powers and duties of sheriff
- § 15.2-531. Department of education
- § 15.2-532. Terms of school boards
- § 15.2-533. Elected school boards
- § 15.2-534. Department of health
- § 15.2-535. Department of assessments
- § 15.2-536. Selection of clerk, attorney and sheriff
- § 15.2-537. Officers not affected by adoption of plan
- § 15.2-538. Examination and audit of accounts and books
- § 15.2-539. Submission of budget by executive; hearings; notice; adoption
- § 15.2-540. Officers and employees to receive regular compensation; fee system abolished; collection and disposition of fees
- § 15.2-541. Bonds of officers
- § 15.2-542. Employee benefits; residence in county
Article 1. ADOPTION OF COUNTY MANAGER FORM
- § 15.2-600. Designation of form; applicability of chapter
- § 15.2-601. Adoption of county manager form
- § 15.2-602. Powers vested in board of supervisors; election and terms of members; vacancies
- § 15.2-603. Referendum on election of supervisors by districts or at large
Article 2. GENERAL POWERS; COUNTY MANAGER FORM
- § 15.2-604. General powers of board
- § 15.2-605. Prohibiting misdemeanors and providing penalties
- § 15.2-606. Investigation of county officers
- § 15.2-607. Organization of departments
- § 15.2-608. Designation of officers to perform certain duties
- § 15.2-609. Appointment of county manager
- § 15.2-610. Tenure of office; removal
- § 15.2-611. Disability of county manager
- § 15.2-612. Manager responsible for administration of affairs of county; appointment of officers and employees
- § 15.2-613. Term of office and removal of such appointees
- § 15.2-614. Powers and duties of manager
- § 15.2-615. Activities for which manager is responsible
Article 3. DEPARTMENTS; COUNTY MANAGER FORM
- § 15.2-616. Departments of the county
- § 15.2-617. Department of finance; director; general duties
- § 15.2-618. Same; expenditures and accounts
- § 15.2-619. Same; powers of commissioners of revenue; real estate reassessments
- § 15.2-620. Same; powers of county treasurer; deposit of moneys
- § 15.2-621. Same; claims against counties; accounts
- § 15.2-622. Same; director as purchasing agent
- § 15.2-623. Same; assistants
- § 15.2-624. Same; obligations of chief assessing officer
- § 15.2-625. Department of public works
- § 15.2-626. Department and board of social services
- § 15.2-627. Department of education
- § 15.2-628. Terms of school boards
- § 15.2-629. Department and board of health
- § 15.2-630. Department of assessments
- § 15.2-631. Department of extension and continuing education
- § 15.2-632. Department of public safety
- § 15.2-633. Office of the county attorney
- § 15.2-634. Department of public utilities
- § 15.2-634.1. Background checks required for certain employees
- § 15.2-635. Selection or appointment of certain officers and heads of departments; filling vacancies
- § 15.2-636. Examination and audit of books and accounts
- § 15.2-637. Schedule of compensation
- § 15.2-638. Submission of annual financial plan by manager; notice and hearings thereon; adoption of budget
- § 15.2-639. Compensation; fee system abolished
- § 15.2-640. Establishing times and conditions of employment, personnel management, etc
- § 15.2-641. Bonds of officers
- § 15.2-642. Officers not affected by adoption of plan
Article 1. ADOPTION OF COUNTY MANAGER PLAN
Article 2. GENERAL POWERS; COUNTY MANAGER PLAN
- § 15.2-702. County board; membership, terms, chairman, etc
- § 15.2-702.1. Repealed
- § 15.2-703. Interference by members of board in appointments and removals of personnel
- § 15.2-704. Appointment of clerk of board; powers and duties; obligations and penalties
- § 15.2-705. Election of members of board; filling vacancies
- § 15.2-706. Duties of county manager; compensation; appointment of officers and employees
- § 15.2-707. Bonds of county officers and employees
- § 15.2-708. Term of office of county manager; salary and performance of duties; acting manager in case of temporary absence or disability; removal or suspension
- § 15.2-709. Investigation of county officers or employees
- § 15.2-709.1. Applicant preemployment information in Arlington County
- § 15.2-710. Budget; county manager to be executive and administrative officer; financial condition of county
- § 15.2-711. Certification and payment of payrolls
- § 15.2-712. Certification and payment of certain vouchers
- § 15.2-713. Means of transferring funds
- § 15.2-714. Depository for county funds
- § 15.2-715. Abolition of offices and distribution of duties
- § 15.2-716. Referendum for establishment of department of real estate assessments; board of equalization; general reassessments in county where department established
- § 15.2-716.1. Board of Equalization
- § 15.2-717. Time in which to contest real property assessments
- § 15.2-718. Postponement of payment of certain assessments
- § 15.2-719. Immobilization, etc., of certain vehicles
- § 15.2-720. Employee salary reduction agreements
- § 15.2-720.1. Employee benefits; residence in county
- § 15.2-721. Civil service commission
- § 15.2-722. Personnel studies
- § 15.2-723. Grievances by police officers
- § 15.2-724. Choice of powers where sanitary district involved
- § 15.2-725. Commission on human rights; subpoena requests
- § 15.2-726. Acquisition of easements
- § 15.2-727. Payment of certain assessments
- § 15.2-728. Title insurance for county real estate
- § 15.2-729. Relocation assistance programs
- § 15.2-730. Civil penalties for violations of zoning ordinance
- § 15.2-731. Retirement benefits for part-time employees
- § 15.2-732. Peddlers; itinerant merchants
- § 15.2-733. Summons for violations of litter control ordinances
- § 15.2-734. Purchase, sale, exchange, or lease of real property
- § 15.2-735. Local housing fund and voluntary coordinated housing preservation and development districts
- § 15.2-735.1. Affordable dwelling unit ordinance; permitting certain densities in the comprehensive plan
- § 15.2-736. State benefits for certain employees
- § 15.2-737. Tenant relocation payments
- § 15.2-738. Modification of grievance procedure
- § 15.2-739. Diversion of certain waters
- § 15.2-740. Authority to impose assessments for local improvements; purposes
- § 15.2-741. Regulation of child-care services and facilities in certain counties
- § 15.2-742. Lighting level regulation
- § 15.2-743. Fee for certain vacations, encroachments, and abandonments
- § 15.2-744. Authority of county board to impose civil penalties for wrongful demolition, razing or moving of historic buildings
- § 15.2-745. Ordinance for installment collection of taxes
- § 15.2-746. Board possesses general power of management
- § 15.2-747. Board may prohibit and penalize acts which are misdemeanors under state law
- § 15.2-748. Annexation by city
- § 15.2-749. Certain referenda in certain counties
- § 15.2-750. Board may accept dedication of rights to develop real property
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 15.2-800. Designation of form of government; applicability of chapter
- § 15.2-801. Adoption of urban county executive form
- § 15.2-802. Powers of county vested in board of supervisors; membership, election, terms, etc., of board; vacancies; powers of chairman
- § 15.2-803. General powers of board of supervisors
- § 15.2-804. Appointment, qualifications and compensation of urban county executive; to devote full time to work
- § 15.2-805. Tenure of county executive; suspension or removal
- § 15.2-806. Absence or disability of county executive
- § 15.2-807. Appointment of county officers and employees; federal employment, etc., not to disqualify; discussions with board
- § 15.2-808. Tenure of county officers and employees; suspension or removal
- § 15.2-809. Compensation of officers and employees
- § 15.2-810. Restrictions on activities of former officers and employees
- § 15.2-811. Powers and duties of county executive
- § 15.2-812. County executive may act as director or head of department
- § 15.2-813. Certain officers not affected by adoption of plan
- § 15.2-814. Inquiries and investigations by board of supervisors
- § 15.2-815. Regulation of garbage, trash and refuse pickup and disposal services; contracting for such services in certain counties
- § 15.2-816. Maintenance of certain sewer lines
- § 15.2-817. No unincorporated area to be incorporated after adoption of urban county form of government
- § 15.2-818. City may petition to become part of county
- § 15.2-819. Demolition of historic structures; civil penalty
- § 15.2-820. Donations to legal entities owning recreational facilities
Article 2. DEPARTMENTS AND COMMISSIONS
- § 15.2-821. Board to provide for and set up departments; removal of department head or person assigned to county executive's office; powers of supervisors generally
- § 15.2-822. Designation of officer or employee to exercise power or perform duty
- § 15.2-823. Departments and commissions of county government
- § 15.2-824. Appointment of members of certain boards, authorities and commissions
- § 15.2-825. Committee for legislative audit and review
- § 15.2-826. Department of finance; director; general duties
- § 15.2-827. Same; expenditures and accounts
- § 15.2-828. Same; powers of commissioners of revenue; real estate assessments
- § 15.2-829. Same; powers of county treasurer; deposit of moneys
- § 15.2-830. Same; claims against counties; accounts
- § 15.2-831. Same; director as purchasing agent
- § 15.2-832. Same; assistants
- § 15.2-833. Same; obligations of chief assessing officer
- § 15.2-834. Department of public works
- § 15.2-835. Department and board of social services
- § 15.2-836. Department of law enforcement
- § 15.2-837. Department of education
- § 15.2-838. Department of records
- § 15.2-839. Department and board of health
- § 15.2-840. Department of assessments
- § 15.2-841. Department of farm and home demonstration
- § 15.2-842. Department of public safety
- § 15.2-843. Department of public utilities
- § 15.2-844. Examination and audit of books and accounts
- § 15.2-845. Schedule of compensation
- § 15.2-846. Salaries and expenses of board members; administrative staff
- § 15.2-847. Budget; board to fix salaries and allowances
- § 15.2-848. Compensation of officers and employees; fee system abolished
- § 15.2-849. Establishing times and conditions of employment; personnel management, etc
- § 15.2-850. Bonds of officers
- § 15.2-851. Expedited land development review procedure
- § 15.2-851.1. Optional provisions of a subdivision ordinance
- § 15.2-852. Disclosures in land use proceedings
Article 3. HUMAN RIGHTS
Article 4. ELECTION DISTRICTS
- § 15.2-855. Division of county into districts; functions of districts; appointees to planning commission and school board
- § 15.2-856. Changes in boundaries of districts
- § 15.2-857. Judicial review; mandamus
Article 5. SANITARY DISTRICTS WITHIN URBAN COUNTIES
Subtitle II. POWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTChapter 9. GENERAL POWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Article 1. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY; NUISANCES
- § 15.2-900. Abatement or removal of nuisances by localities; recovery of costs
- § 15.2-901. Locality may provide for removal or disposal of trash, cutting of grass and weeds; penalty in certain counties; penalty
- § 15.2-902. Authority of locality to control certain noxious weeds
- § 15.2-903. Ordinances taxing and regulating "automobile graveyards," "junkyards," and certain vacant and abandoned property
- § 15.2-904. Authority to restrict keeping of inoperable motor vehicles, etc., on residential or commercial property; removal of such vehicles; penalty
- § 15.2-905. Authority to restrict keeping of inoperable motor vehicles, etc., on residential or commercial property; removal of such vehicles
- § 15.2-906. Authority to require removal, repair, etc., of buildings and other structures
- § 15.2-906.1. Expired
- § 15.2-907. Authority to require removal, repair, etc., of buildings and other structures harboring illegal drug use
- § 15.2-907.1. Authority to require removal, repair, etc, of buildings that are declared to be derelict
- § 15.2-907.2. Authority of locality to be appointed to act as a receiver to repair derelict and blighted buildings in certain limited circumstances
- § 15.2-908. Authority of localities to remove or repair the defacement of buildings, walls, fences and other structures
- § 15.2-908.1. Authority to require removal, repair, etc., of buildings and other structures harboring a bawdy place
- § 15.2-909. Authority to require removal, repair, etc., of wharves, piers, pilings, bulkheads, vessels or abandoned, obstructing or hazardous property
- § 15.2-910. Ordinance certifying boiler and pressure vessel operators; penalty
- § 15.2-911. Regulation of alarm company operators
- § 15.2-912. Regulation of tattoo parlors and body-piercing salons; definition; exception
- § 15.2-912.1. Regulation of martial arts instruction
- § 15.2-912.2. Proceeds exempt from local taxation
- § 15.2-912.3. Regulation of dance halls by counties, cities and towns
- § 15.2-913. Ordinances regulating certain vendors
- § 15.2-914. Regulation of child-care services and facilities in certain counties and cities
- § 15.2-915. Control of firearms; applicability to authorities and local governmental agencies
- § 15.2-915.1. Limitations on authority of localities to bring lawsuits
- § 15.2-915.2. Regulation of transportation of a loaded rifle or shotgun
- § 15.2-915.3. Repealed
- § 15.2-915.4. Counties, cities and towns authorized to regulate use of pneumatic guns
- § 15.2-915.5. Disposition of firearms acquired by localities
- § 15.2-916. Prohibiting shooting of compound bows, crossbows, longbows and recurve bows
- § 15.2-917. Applicability of local noise ordinances to certain sport shooting ranges
- § 15.2-918. Locality may prohibit or regulate use of air cannons
- § 15.2-919. Regulation of motorcycle, moped, or motorized skateboard or foot-scooter noise
- § 15.2-920. Regulation of outdoor lighting near certain facilities
- § 15.2-921. Ordinances requiring fencing of swimming pools
- § 15.2-922. Smoke detectors in certain buildings
- § 15.2-922.1. Regulating or prohibiting the making of fires
- § 15.2-923. Local water-saving ordinances
- § 15.2-924. Water supply emergency ordinances
- § 15.2-924.1. Repealed
- § 15.2-925. Regulation, etc., of assemblies or movement of persons or vehicles under certain circumstances
- § 15.2-926. Prohibiting loitering; frequenting amusements and curfew for minors; penalty
- § 15.2-926.1. Bounties for coyotes
- § 15.2-926.2. Adoption of ordinances prohibiting obscenity
Article 2. WASTE AND RECYCLING
- § 15.2-927. Garbage and refuse disposal
- § 15.2-928. Local recycling and waste disposal; powers; penalties
- § 15.2-929. Solid waste management facility siting approval
- § 15.2-930. Regulation of garbage and refuse pickup and disposal services; contracting for such services
- § 15.2-931. Regulation of garbage and refuse pickup and disposal services; contracting for such services in certain localities
- § 15.2-932. Authorization to enter into certain contracts for garbage and refuse pickup and disposal services; waste recovery facilities
- § 15.2-933. Ordinances requiring delivery of garbage, trash and refuse to certain facilities; exceptions
- § 15.2-934. Displacement of private waste companies
- § 15.2-935. Authority to prohibit placement of leaves or grass clippings in landfills
- § 15.2-936. Garbage and refuse disposal; fee exemption
- § 15.2-937. Separation of solid waste
- § 15.2-938. Preference for purchase of recycled paper and paper products
- § 15.2-939. Ordinances requiring recycling reports
Article 3. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM; HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- § 15.2-940. Expenditures for promoting resources and advantages of locality
- § 15.2-941. Participation by local government in certain loan programs
- § 15.2-942. Local government participation in certain events
- § 15.2-943. Operation and maintenance of living historical farm museums
- § 15.2-944. Authority to acquire and preserve places and things of historical interest
- § 15.2-944.1. Notification prior to sale or transfer of ownership of certain historic properties
- § 15.2-945. Acquisition and housing of relics, paintings, carvings, sculpture and other works of art
- § 15.2-946. Regulation of tour guides and tourist guides
Article 3.1. GOVERNOR'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT FUND
Article 4. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
- § 15.2-947. Systems of public transportation for certain counties or cities
- § 15.2-948. Locality may designate continuing source of revenue for mass transit
- § 15.2-949. Shared ride taxi systems, etc.; nonprofit vanpools
Article 5. ADDITIONAL POWERS
- § 15.2-950. Appropriations
- § 15.2-951. Acquisition, disposition and use of personal property by localities generally
- § 15.2-952. Political subdivisions may acquire property from United States
- § 15.2-953. Donations to charitable institutions and associations, volunteer and nonprofit organizations, chambers of commerce, etc
- § 15.2-954. Loans to volunteer firefighting and rescue organizations
- § 15.2-954.1. Volunteer firefighter or emergency medical services personnel tuition reimbursement
- § 15.2-955. Approval by local governing body for the establishment of certain rescue emergency services organizations
- § 15.2-956. Participation in certain federal development programs
- § 15.2-957. Participation by localities in certain leasing programs
- § 15.2-958. Local funding for repair or production of low and moderate income rental property or repair of residential property; other housing experiments
- § 15.2-958.1. Sale of certain property in certain cities
- § 15.2-958.2. Grants for homeownership; workforce housing
- § 15.2-958.3. Financing clean energy programs
- § 15.2-958.4. Waiver of certain fees for affordable housing
- § 15.2-958.5. Local funding for community revitalization
- § 15.2-958.6. Financing the repair of failed septic systems
- § 15.2-959. Housing research
- § 15.2-960. Planting of trees destroyed during construction
- § 15.2-961. Replacement of trees during development process in certain localities
- § 15.2-961.1. Conservation of trees during land development process in localities belonging to a nonattainment area for air quality standards
- § 15.2-962. Authority to require a unified geographic information system for a locality
- § 15.2-963. Local offices of consumer affairs; establishment; powers and duties
- § 15.2-964. Organization of local human services activities; authorization of reorganization by Governor
- § 15.2-965. Human rights ordinances and commissions
- § 15.2-965.1. Participation of small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses
- § 15.2-966. Establishment and operation of educational television stations
- § 15.2-967. Parking facilities
- § 15.2-967.1. Regulation of certain transportation services
- § 15.2-968. Regulation of parking of vehicles within boundaries of state-supported institutions
- § 15.2-968.1. Use of photo-monitoring systems to enforce traffic light signals
- § 15.2-969. Ordinances prohibiting resale of tickets to certain public events; penalty
- § 15.2-970. Construction of dams, levees, seawalls, etc.; certain proceedings prohibited
- § 15.2-971. Armories and markets; assistance to National Guard
- § 15.2-972. Appropriations for the upkeep of certain cemeteries
- § 15.2-973. Ordinances imposing license taxes on owners of certain motor vehicles
- § 15.2-974. Permits for display of fireworks; use and exhibitions
- § 15.2-975. Use of cash proffers
- § 15.2-976. Notification of changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency Special Flood Hazard Area map
- § 15.2-977. Green Roof Incentive Programs
- § 15.2-978. Registration by locality of cemeteries, graveyards, or other places of burial on private property
- § 15.2-979. Notice of sale under deed of trust
- § 15.2-980. Civil penalties for violations of noise ordinances
- § 15.2-981. Authority to sell dogs trained for police work
- § 15.2-982. Designation of tourism activity zones
Article 1. UNIFORM CHARTER POWERS
- § 15.2-1100. Powers conferred; exercised by council
- § 15.2-1101. Exercise of powers outside boundaries
- § 15.2-1102. General grant of power; enumeration of powers not exclusive; limitations on exercise of power
- § 15.2-1103. Charter provisions not affected; conflict between chapter and charter
- § 15.2-1104. Taxes and assessments
- § 15.2-1104.1. Tax on admissions to charitable events
- § 15.2-1105. Borrowing money and issuing evidence of indebtedness
- § 15.2-1106. Control and management of affairs; books, records, accounts, etc., of agencies
- § 15.2-1107. Departments, offices, boards, etc
- § 15.2-1108. Gifts, donations, bequests or grants
- § 15.2-1109. Milk, food and food products
- § 15.2-1110. Swimming pools, lakes and other waters
- § 15.2-1111. Regulation of cemeteries and burials
- § 15.2-1112. Aid to military units
- § 15.2-1113. Dangerous, etc., business or employment; transportation of offensive substances; explosive or inflammable substances; fireworks
- § 15.2-1113.1. Prohibiting hunting in certain areas
- § 15.2-1114. Auctions; pawnshops; secondhand dealers; peddling; fraud and deceit in sales; weights and measures
- § 15.2-1115. Abatement or removal of nuisances
- § 15.2-1116. Smoke; fuel-burning equipment
- § 15.2-1117. Light, ventilation, sanitation and use and occupancy of buildings
- § 15.2-1118. Repealed
- § 15.2-1119. Hospitals, sanatoria, homes, clinics, etc
- § 15.2-1120. Detentive, correctional and penal institutions
- § 15.2-1121. Cemeteries
- § 15.2-1122. Parking or storage of vehicles
- § 15.2-1123. Airports and facilities
- § 15.2-1124. Police jurisdiction over lands, buildings and structures; jurisdiction of offenses; appeals; jurisdiction in certain public buildings with magistrate's offices
- § 15.2-1125. Licenses and permits; fees; bonds or insurance
- § 15.2-1126. Posting of bond not prerequisite to exercise of right by municipality
Article 2. ADDITIONAL POWERS OF CITIES AND TOWNS
- § 15.2-1127. Vacant building registration; penalty
- § 15.2-1128. Not Set Out
- § 15.2-1129. Encouragement of use of city facilities in certain cities
- § 15.2-1129.1. Creation of arts and cultural districts
- § 15.2-1129.2. Creation of local economic revitalization zones
- § 15.2-1130. Not Set Out
- § 15.2-1131. Establishment of personnel system for city administrative officials and employees
- § 15.2-1132. Volunteer property maintenance and zoning inspectors in certain cities
- § 15.2-1133. Purchase of electric power and energy; duration of contracts; source of payments
Article 1. MISCELLANEOUS POWERS
- § 15.2-1200. General powers of counties
- § 15.2-1201. County boards of supervisors vested with powers and authority of councils of cities and towns; exceptions
- § 15.2-1201.1. Not Set Out
- § 15.2-1201.2. Discount for early payment of taxes
- § 15.2-1202. Appropriation of money to incorporated towns
- § 15.2-1203. Governing body may require treasurer to pay claims
- § 15.2-1204. Appropriations for advertising resources, etc., by counties
- § 15.2-1205. Allocation of county funds or property to authorities created by county
- § 15.2-1206. Repealed
- § 15.2-1207. Pistols and revolvers; reports of sales
- § 15.2-1208. Same; in certain counties
- § 15.2-1209. Prohibiting outdoor shooting of firearms or arrows from bows in certain areas
- § 15.2-1209.1. Counties may regulate carrying of loaded firearms on public highways
- § 15.2-1210. Prohibiting hunting in certain areas
- § 15.2-1211. Boundaries of magisterial and election districts
- § 15.2-1212. Not Set Out
- § 15.2-1213. Not Set Out
- § 15.2-1213.1. Not Set Out
- § 15.2-1214. County may provide motor vehicle liability insurance to protect operators of motor vehicles owned or leased by county, school board, etc
- § 15.2-1215. Authority to cut growth of grass or lawn area in counties
- § 15.2-1216. Provision of information to prospective buyers in planned development units
- § 15.2-1217. Regulation of emission of smoke from fuel-burning equipment
- § 15.2-1218. Prevention of trespassing; animals running at large on highways
- § 15.2-1219. Prohibiting sale on highways of plants, shrubs or trees
- § 15.2-1220. Regulation by certain counties of persons and vehicles
- § 15.2-1221. Repealed
- § 15.2-1222. Regulation of certain motion pictures shown at drive-in theaters
- § 15.2-1223. Regulation of horse riding schools
- § 15.2-1224. Authority to equip and maintain television transmission and relay facilities
- § 15.2-1225. Authority to establish hospitals
- § 15.2-1226. Not Set Out
- § 15.2-1227. Not Set Out
- § 15.2-1228. Not Set Out
- § 15.2-1229. Petty cash funds
- § 15.2-1230. Monthly financial reports of officers and offices
- § 15.2-1231. Centralized competitive purchasing by chief administrative officer
- § 15.2-1232. Posting of bond not prerequisite to exercise of right by county
- § 15.2-1232.1. Auctions; pawnshops; secondhand dealers; peddling; fraud and deceit in sales; weights and measures
Article 2. COUNTY PROCUREMENT BY A COUNTY PURCHASING AGENT
- § 15.2-1233. Article not applicable until agent employed
- § 15.2-1234. Definitions
- § 15.2-1235. Rules and regulations to govern county purchases
- § 15.2-1236. Purchases and sales to be based on competition
- § 15.2-1237. Legal review of contracts; filing
- § 15.2-1238. Certification of sufficient funds
- § 15.2-1239. Orders and contracts in violation of article
- § 15.2-1240. Violation of ยง 15.2-1238 or ยง 15.2-1239 a misdemeanor
Article 3. PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
- § 15.2-1241. Signing records when chairman has died, moved, etc., before signing them
- § 15.2-1242. Minutes of meetings and proceedings
Article 4. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
- § 15.2-1243. Governing body to receive, audit and approve claims; warrants
- § 15.2-1244. Limitations on issuance of warrants
- § 15.2-1245. Procedure for allowance of claims
- § 15.2-1246. Appeal from disallowance of claim
- § 15.2-1247. When disallowance of claim final; exception; when no execution to be issued
- § 15.2-1248. No action against county until claim presented to governing body
- § 15.2-1249. Amounts allowed endorsed on claim; copies of record and accounts to be furnished
Article 1. JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS
- § 15.2-1300. Joint exercise of powers by political subdivisions
- § 15.2-1300.1. Joint aid agreements by localities
- § 15.2-1301. Voluntary economic growth-sharing agreements
- § 15.2-1302. Certain Commonwealth distributions to localities
Article 2. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATIONS
- § 15.2-1303. Associations to promote welfare of political subdivisions
- § 15.2-1304. Appropriating funds or supplying goods and services to certain regional organizations
- § 15.2-1305. Review of appropriations to certain agencies; providing goods and services to such agencies in lieu of funds
Article 3. REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS ACT
- § 15.2-1306. Policy of General Assembly
- § 15.2-1307. Definitions
- § 15.2-1308. Incentives for certain joint activities by local governments
- § 15.2-1309. Eligibility criteria for incentive payments
- § 15.2-1310. Assignment of weights for functional activities
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 15.2-1400. Governing bodies
- § 15.2-1401. Powers granted localities vested in their governing bodies
- § 15.2-1402. Declared to be body politic of Commonwealth; seal
- § 15.2-1403. Governing body to be continuing body
- § 15.2-1404. How localities may sue or be sued; arbitration
- § 15.2-1405. Immunity of members of local governmental entities; exception
- § 15.2-1406. Compensation of governing bodies
- § 15.2-1407. Administrative leave for certain members of governing bodies
- § 15.2-1408. Restrictions on activities of former officers and employees by certain counties and cities
- § 15.2-1409. Investigations by governing bodies
- § 15.2-1410. Chairman and mayor may administer oaths
- § 15.2-1411. Appointment of advisory boards, committees and commissions; compensation and reimbursement of expenses
- § 15.2-1412. Reproductions of records and documents and legal status thereof; destruction of originals
- § 15.2-1413. Governing bodies of localities may provide for continuity of government in case of enemy attack, etc
- § 15.2-1414. Governing bodies may have a legal enumeration of the population
Article 1.1. SALARIES
- § 15.2-1414.1. Each member to be paid annual salary
- § 15.2-1414.2. Salaries to be fixed by board; limits; reimbursement in addition to salary
- § 15.2-1414.3. Alternative procedure for establishing salaries of boards of supervisors; limits; fringe benefits
- § 15.2-1414.4. Repealed
- § 15.2-1414.5. Each councilman to be paid annual salary; effect of charter
- § 15.2-1414.6. Permitted salaries; salary increases; reimbursement for expenses
- § 15.2-1414.7. Salaries of town council members and mayors
Article 2. MEETINGS OF GOVERNING BODIES
- § 15.2-1415. At what meetings governing body may act
- § 15.2-1416. Regular meetings
- § 15.2-1416.1. Actions prior to convening of meeting
- § 15.2-1417. Special meetings
- § 15.2-1418. Same; how called
- § 15.2-1419. Meeting times of certain authorities, boards and commissions
- § 15.2-1420. How questions determined; tie breaker
- § 15.2-1421. Tie breakers
Article 3. PRESIDING OFFICERS AND VACANCIES IN CERTAIN OFFICES
- § 15.2-1422. Electing a chairman and vice-chairman; mayor and vice-mayor
- § 15.2-1423. Powers of chairman or mayor
- § 15.2-1424. Vacancies in office
Article 4. ORDINANCES AND OTHER ACTIONS BY THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY
- § 15.2-1425. Actions by localities
- § 15.2-1426. Form of ordinances
- § 15.2-1427. Adoption of ordinances and resolutions generally; amending or repealing ordinances
- § 15.2-1428. Procedures for certain acts
- § 15.2-1429. Penalties for violation of ordinances
- § 15.2-1430. Bonds of persons convicted
- § 15.2-1431. Appeals; nonpayment of fine
- § 15.2-1432. Injunctive relief against continuing violation of ordinance
- § 15.2-1433. Codification and recodification of ordinances
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
- § 15.2-1500. Organization of local government
- § 15.2-1501. Designation of officers to perform certain duties
- § 15.2-1502. Employment of certain deputies and assistants; delegation of powers and duties
- § 15.2-1503. Tenure of officers and employees; suspension or removal
- § 15.2-1503.1. Background checks required for certain employees and licensees
- § 15.2-1504. Use of tobacco products by government employees
- § 15.2-1505. Employment based on residency prohibited for certain employees
- § 15.2-1505.1. Applicant preemployment information
- § 15.2-1505.2. Personnel policies related to the use of public property
- § 15.2-1506. Establishment of grievance procedure, personnel system and uniform pay plan for employees
- § 15.2-1507. Provision of grievance procedure; training programs
- § 15.2-1507.1. Appointment of standing panel in certain counties
- § 15.2-1508. Bonuses for employees of local governments
- § 15.2-1508.1. Traveling expenses on business of town, city or county
- § 15.2-1508.2. Same; where Commonwealth bears portion of expenses
- § 15.2-1508.3. Governing bodies of certain cities and counties may supplement salaries and reimburse traveling expenses of employees of state and local health departments
- § 15.2-1508.4. Certain counties and cities may supplement salaries and reimburse traveling expenses of employees of state mental health clinics
- § 15.2-1509. Preferences for veterans in local government employment
- § 15.2-1510. Retirement systems
- § 15.2-1510.1. Public announcement of severance packages for certain officials
- § 15.2-1511. Allowances to injured officials and employees and their dependents
- § 15.2-1511.01. Allowances to injured deputy sheriffs
- § 15.2-1511.1. Written benefit information to certain employees
- § 15.2-1512. Oath and bond
- § 15.2-1512.1. Disposition of property received by subdivisions as result of conversion of mutual insurance company to stock corporation
- § 15.2-1512.2. Political activities of employees of localities, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and law-enforcement officers and certain other officers and employees
- § 15.2-1512.3. Telecommuting by local government employees
- § 15.2-1512.4. Rights of local employees to contact elected officials
Article 2. JOINT OFFICERS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES
- § 15.2-1513. Joint local government employees permitted
- § 15.2-1514. Exercise of powers and duties
- § 15.2-1515. Compensation, benefits and liability insurance of such persons
- § 15.2-1516. Exceptions
Article 3. INSURANCE AND LEGAL DEFENSE
- § 15.2-1517. Insurance for employees and retired employees of localities and other local governmental entities; participation by certain volunteers
- § 15.2-1518. Liability insurance for officers, employees and volunteers of local government and members of its boards and commissions and constitutional officers
- § 15.2-1519. Liability insurance for employees of local departments and boards of welfare and social services; legal representation
- § 15.2-1520. Employment of counsel to defend localities and political subdivisions, governing bodies, officers or employees in certain proceedings; costs and expenses of such proceedings
- § 15.2-1521. Providing legal fees and expenses for officer or employee of county, city or town in certain proceedings
Article 4. QUALIFICATIONS; ELIGIBILITY, ETC., OF LOCAL ELECTED OFFICERS
- § 15.2-1522. When and how officers qualify
- § 15.2-1523. Record of qualification
- § 15.2-1524. Failure to qualify vacates office
- § 15.2-1525. Where officers shall reside
- § 15.2-1526. Removal vacates office
Article 5. BONDS
- § 15.2-1527. Bonds of officers
- § 15.2-1528. Penalties of bonds of sheriffs, clerks of the circuit court and commissioners of the revenue
- § 15.2-1529. Amount of bond of treasurer or director of finance of counties
- § 15.2-1530. Bonds required of treasurers or directors of finance of cities
- § 15.2-1531. When certain city and county treasurers not required to give additional bond
- § 15.2-1532. Payment of premiums on bonds for more than one year in advance
- § 15.2-1533. Bond plan to be forwarded to clerk and Comptroller
Article 6. PROHIBITION ON DUAL OFFICE HOLDING
- § 15.2-1534. Certain officers not to hold more than one office
- § 15.2-1535. Members of governing body not to be elected or appointed by governing body to certain offices
Article 7. OTHER OFFICERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
- § 15.2-1536. Required and discretionary officers
- § 15.2-1537. Financial officer
- § 15.2-1537.1. Disposition of state funds locally collected
- § 15.2-1538. Clerk for the governing body
- § 15.2-1539. General duties of clerk
- § 15.2-1540. Chief administrative officer
- § 15.2-1541. Administrative head of government
- § 15.2-1541.1. Authority of county administrator to maintain centralized system of accounting
- § 15.2-1542. Creation of office of county, city or town attorney authorized; appointment, salary and duties
- § 15.2-1543. Employment of purchasing agent; duties
Article 8. LOCAL TRUSTS TO FUND POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS
- § 15.2-1544. Counties, cities, towns, school divisions, and certain political subdivisions may establish local trusts or equivalent arrangements to fund postemployment benefits other than pensions
- § 15.2-1545. Postemployment benefits other than pensions defined
- § 15.2-1546. Assets of trusts or equivalent arrangements for postemployment benefits other than pensions
- § 15.2-1547. Creation of local finance boards to manage the assets of postemployment benefits trust or equivalent arrangement; composition of such boards; alternatives to such boards; liability; and removal from office
- § 15.2-1548. Finance boards or alternatives thereto to manage the assets of trusts or equivalent arrangements to fund postemployment benefits other than pensions and provide annual reports; exemption from Public Procurement Act
- § 15.2-1549. Investment of assets of trusts or equivalent arrangement for postemployment benefits other than pensions
Article 1. LOCAL CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS, COURTHOUSES AND SUPPLIES
- § 15.2-1600. Counties and cities required to elect certain officers; qualifications of attorney for the Commonwealth; duties and compensation of officers; vacancies, certain counties and cities excepted; officer's powers not to be diminished
- § 15.2-1601. Requirements for officers
- § 15.2-1602. Sharing of such officers by two or more units of government
- § 15.2-1603. Appointment of deputies; their powers; how removed
- § 15.2-1604. Appointment of deputies and employment of employees; discriminatory practices by certain officers; civil penalty
- § 15.2-1605. Vacations; sick leave and compensatory time for certain officers and employees
- § 15.2-1605.1. Supplementing compensation of certain county and city officers and their employees
- § 15.2-1605.2. Salary increases for constitutional officers
- § 15.2-1606. Defense of constitutional officers; appointment of counsel
- § 15.2-1607. Providing legal fees and expenses for sheriffs and deputies
Article 2. TREASURER
- § 15.2-1608. Treasurer
- § 15.2-1608.1. Salaries of city treasurers
- § 15.2-1608.2. Salaries of county treasurers
Article 3. SHERIFF
- § 15.2-1609. Sheriff
- § 15.2-1609.1. Number of deputies
- § 15.2-1609.2. Sheriffs' salaries; salaries of certain full-time deputies; maximum limits
- § 15.2-1609.3. Fees and mileage allowances
- § 15.2-1609.4. Records of expenses of sheriffs and full-time deputies
- § 15.2-1609.5. Submission of statement of expenses
- § 15.2-1609.6. Agreements regarding traveling expenses
- § 15.2-1609.7. Salaries and expense allowances to be paid by Commonwealth
- § 15.2-1609.8. Payments to counties having certain optional forms of organization and government
- § 15.2-1609.9. Compensation of part-time deputies
- § 15.2-1610. Standard uniforms and motor vehicle markings to be adopted by sheriffs
- § 15.2-1611. Alternate clothing for sheriff and deputies
- § 15.2-1612. Wearing of same or similar uniforms by unauthorized persons; penalty
- § 15.2-1612.1. Deputy sheriffs to complete course of instruction established by Department of Criminal Justice Services
- § 15.2-1613. Operation of sheriff's office
- § 15.2-1613.1. Processing fee may be imposed on certain individuals
- § 15.2-1614. Destruction of receipts
- § 15.2-1614.1. Expense of boarding and lodging jurors
- § 15.2-1615. Sheriff to deposit funds, keep account of receipts and disbursements, keep books open for inspection
- § 15.2-1615.1. Manner of payment of certain items in budgets of sheriffs
- § 15.2-1616. When deputy may act in place of sheriff
- § 15.2-1617. Deputies of deceased sheriffs
- § 15.2-1618. Compensating certain law-enforcement officers disabled in performance of duty
- § 15.2-1619. When officers not to take obligations
- § 15.2-1620. Process, etc., sent to officer by mail
- § 15.2-1621. Receipts to be given by officers
- § 15.2-1622. Judgment against officer for money due from him
- § 15.2-1623. Judgment for officer or sureties against deputy, etc., when officer liable for misconduct of deputy
- § 15.2-1624. When judgment against officer or sureties has been obtained and paid
- § 15.2-1625. In what court motions may be made
Article 4. ATTORNEY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH
- § 15.2-1626. Attorney for the Commonwealth
- § 15.2-1627. Duties of attorneys for the Commonwealth and their assistants
- § 15.2-1627.1. Salaries of attorneys for the Commonwealth and assistants
- § 15.2-1627.2. Disposition of fees of attorneys for the Commonwealth
- § 15.2-1627.3. Attorneys for the Commonwealth and city attorneys; in criminal cases; when no costs or fees taxed
- § 15.2-1627.4. Coordination of multidisciplinary response to sexual assault
- § 15.2-1627.5. (Effective July 1, 2015) Coordination of multidisciplinary response to child sexual abuse
- § 15.2-1628. (For applicability, see note) Attorneys for the Commonwealth and assistants in certain counties to devote full time to duties; no additional compensation for substituting for or assisting any other attorney for the Commonwealth or assistant
- § 15.2-1629. Part-time attorneys for the Commonwealth in certain counties may seek full-time status
- § 15.2-1630. (For applicability, see note) Attorneys for the Commonwealth for cities; no additional compensation for substituting for or assisting any other attorney for the Commonwealth or assistant
- § 15.2-1631. Part-time attorneys for the Commonwealth in certain cities may seek full-time status
- § 15.2-1632. (For applicability, see note) Employment of assistants to attorneys for the Commonwealth, subject to approval of Compensation Board
- § 15.2-1633. (For applicability, see note) Part-time assistants to attorneys for the Commonwealth
- § 15.2-1633. (For applicability, see note) Part-time compensated assistants to attorneys for the Commonwealth
Article 5. CLERKS OF CIRCUIT COURTS
- § 15.2-1634. Clerks of circuit courts
- § 15.2-1635. Appointment of deputy when clerk of circuit court unable to perform duties
- § 15.2-1635.1. Not Set Out
Article 6. COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE
Article 6.1. COMPENSATION BOARD GENERALLY.
- § 15.2-1636.1. Salaries of city commissioners of the revenue
- § 15.2-1636.2. Salaries of county commissioners of the revenue
- § 15.2-1636.3. Real estate transfer and license fees in counties
- § 15.2-1636.4. Real estate transfer and license fees in cities
- § 15.2-1636.5. Membership; compensation
- § 15.2-1636.6. Duties of chairman
- § 15.2-1636.6:1. Statement of receipts and expenses of officers
- § 15.2-1636.7. Filing requests for salaries
- § 15.2-1636.8. (For applicability, see note) Duties of Board in fixing salaries, expenses, etc
- § 15.2-1636.9. Appeal from decision of Board
- § 15.2-1636.10. Appeals from certain decisions affecting expenses, etc., of circuit court clerks
- § 15.2-1636.11. Determination of population
- § 15.2-1636.12. Increase in salaries in certain cases
- § 15.2-1636.13. Time and manner of payment
- § 15.2-1636.14. Proportion borne by Commonwealth and by localities
- § 15.2-1636.15. Manner of payment of certain items contained in budgets of county and city attorneys for the Commonwealth, treasurers and commissioners of the revenue
- § 15.2-1636.16. Appropriations chargeable with Commonwealth's proportion of salaries, etc
- § 15.2-1636.17. Payments to counties which do not have certain officers
- § 15.2-1636.18. Deputies, office expenses, premiums on bonds, etc
- § 15.2-1636.19. Adjustment of questions of division of compensation, expenses, etc
- § 15.2-1636.20. Payments to localities under the Personal Property Tax Relief Act of 1998
Article 7. SHARING OF CERTAIN CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS
Article 8. COURTHOUSES
- § 15.2-1638. County or city governing body to provide courthouse, clerk's office, jail and suitable facilities for attorney for the Commonwealth; acquisition of land
- § 15.2-1639. Providing offices for various officers, judges, etc
- § 15.2-1640. Renting rooms in courthouse
- § 15.2-1641. Leasing or other use of other buildings
- § 15.2-1642. Certain conveyances of courthouse grounds validated
- § 15.2-1643. Circuit courts to order court facilities to be repaired
- § 15.2-1644. Petition for removal of county courthouse; writ of election
- § 15.2-1645. How election held and conducted
- § 15.2-1646. Certification of result to board of supervisors; procuring land and buildings; relocation to contiguous land
- § 15.2-1647. Removal of court
- § 15.2-1648. Donation of land and money
- § 15.2-1649. Town may issue bonds to finance donation; election on bonds
- § 15.2-1650. When and how council to issue bonds; payment of interest; sinking fund
- § 15.2-1651. When supervisors may issue bonds of county
- § 15.2-1652. Form of ballots for county election on removal and appropriation; certificate of electoral board
- § 15.2-1653. Ascertaining results
- § 15.2-1654. Contest of election
- § 15.2-1655. No other election held for ten years
Article 9. SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
Chapter 17. POLICE AND PUBLIC ORDERArticle 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 15.2-1700. Preservation of peace and good order
- § 15.2-1701. Organization of police forces
- § 15.2-1702. Referendum required prior to establishment of county police force
- § 15.2-1703. Referendum to abolish county police force
- § 15.2-1704. Powers and duties of police force
- § 15.2-1705. Minimum qualifications; waiver
- § 15.2-1706. Certification through training required for all law-enforcement officers; waiver of requirements
- § 15.2-1707. Decertification of law-enforcement officers
- § 15.2-1708. Notice of decertification
- § 15.2-1709. Employer immunity from liability; disclosure of information regarding former deputy sheriffs and law-enforcement officers
- § 15.2-1710. Fees and other compensation
- § 15.2-1711. Providing legal fees and expenses for law-enforcement officers; repayment to locality of two-thirds of amount by Compensation Board
- § 15.2-1712. Employment of off-duty officers
- § 15.2-1713. Localities authorized to offer and pay rewards in felony and misdemeanor cases
- § 15.2-1713.1. Local "Crime Stoppers" programs; confidentiality
- § 15.2-1714. Establishing police lines, perimeters, or barricades
- § 15.2-1715. Authority to declare Intensified Drug Enforcement Jurisdictions; expenditure of funds
- § 15.2-1716. Reimbursement of expenses incurred in responding to DUI and related incidents
- § 15.2-1716.1. Reimbursement of expenses incurred in responding to terrorism hoax incident
- § 15.2-1716.2. Methamphetamine lab cleanup costs; localities may charge for reimbursement
- § 15.2-1717. Preventing interference with pupils at schools
- § 15.2-1717.1. Designation of police to enforce trespass violations
- § 15.2-1718. Receipt of missing child reports
- § 15.2-1718.1. Receipt of missing senior adult reports
- § 15.2-1719. Disposal of unclaimed property in possession of sheriff or police
- § 15.2-1720. Localities authorized to license bicycles, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, and electric personal assistive mobility devices; disposition of unclaimed bicycles, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, and electric personal assistive mobili
- § 15.2-1721. Disposal of unclaimed firearms or other weapons in possession of sheriff or police
- § 15.2-1722. Certain records to be kept by sheriffs and chiefs of police
- § 15.2-1723. Validation of certain police forces
Article 2. INTERJURISDICTIONAL LAW-ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY AND AGREEMENTS
- § 15.2-1724. Police and other officers may be sent beyond territorial limits
- § 15.2-1725. Extending police power of localities over lands lying beyond boundaries thereof; jurisdiction of courts
- § 15.2-1725.1. Concurrent jurisdiction; limitations
- § 15.2-1726. Agreements for consolidation of police departments or for cooperation in furnishing police services
- § 15.2-1727. Reciprocal agreements with localities outside the Commonwealth
- § 15.2-1728. Mutual aid agreements between police departments and federal authorities
- § 15.2-1729. Agreements for enforcement of state and county laws by federal officers on federal property
- § 15.2-1730. Calling upon law-enforcement officers of counties, cities or towns for assistance
- § 15.2-1730.1. Authority and immunity of sheriffs and deputies
Article 3. AUXILIARY POLICE FORCES IN LOCALITIES
- § 15.2-1731. Establishment, etc., authorized; powers, authority and immunities generally
- § 15.2-1732. Appropriations for equipment and maintenance
- § 15.2-1733. Appointment of auxiliary police officers; revocation of appointment; uniform; organization; rules and regulations
- § 15.2-1734. Calling auxiliary police officers into service; police officers performing service to wear uniform; exception
- § 15.2-1735. Acting beyond limits of jurisdiction of locality
- § 15.2-1736. Mutual aid agreements among governing bodies of localities
Article 4. SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS IN LOCALITIES
Article 5. CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING ACADEMIES
- § 15.2-1747. Creation of academies
- § 15.2-1748. Powers of the academies
- § 15.2-1749. Revenue bonds
- § 15.2-1750. Governmental units authorized to appropriate or lend funds
- § 15.2-1751. Exemption from taxation
- § 15.2-1752. Governmental immunity
- § 15.2-1753. Liability of board members
Article 1. PURCHASE, SALE, ETC., OF REAL PROPERTY
- § 15.2-1800. Purchase, sale, use, etc., of real property
- § 15.2-1800.1. Tenancy in common with school board for certain property
- § 15.2-1801. Acquisition of real property near parks or other public property
- § 15.2-1802. Authority of towns to acquire, lease or sell land for development of business and industry
- § 15.2-1803. Approval and acceptance of conveyances of real estate
- § 15.2-1804. Building by locality
- § 15.2-1805. Permitting visually handicapped persons to operate stands for sale of newspapers, etc
Article 2. PARKS, RECREATION FACILITIES AND PLAYGROUNDS
- § 15.2-1806. Parks, recreation facilities, playgrounds, etc
- § 15.2-1807. Recreation, etc., system; petition and election for establishment
- § 15.2-1808. Certain sports facilities
- § 15.2-1809. Liability of localities in the operation of parks, recreational facilities and playgrounds
- § 15.2-1809.1. Liability of localities for the site of trails for all-terrain vehicles or off-road motorcycles
- § 15.2-1810. Leasing land for swimming pool purposes
- § 15.2-1811. Counties and cities may operate parks, recreational facilities and swimming pools in sanitary districts
Article 3. MISCELLANEOUS
- § 15.2-1812. Memorials for war veterans
- § 15.2-1812.1. Action for damage to memorials for war veterans
- § 15.2-1812.2. Willful and malicious damage to or defacement of public or private facilities; penalty
- § 15.2-1813. Notice when public hearing required
- § 15.2-1814. Acquisition authorized by chapter declared to be for public use
- § 15.2-1815. Definitions
- § 15.2-1816. Power to enter into financing agreements
- § 15.2-1817. Real estate taxation
- § 15.2-1900. Repealed
- § 15.2-1901. Condemnation authority
- § 15.2-1901.1. Condemnation by localities authorized
- § 15.2-1902. Condemnation proceedings generally
- § 15.2-1903. Requirements for initiating condemnation; filing of ordinance or resolution with petition; voluntary conveyance
- § 15.2-1904. Possession of property prior to condemnation; authority to utilize expedited acquisition procedure conferred
- § 15.2-1905. Special provisions for counties
- § 15.2-1906. Condemnation of existing water or sewage disposal systems
- § 15.2-1907. Condemnation for water supplies and water lines
- § 15.2-1907.1. Condemnation of lands for compensatory mitigation of wetlands
- § 15.2-1908. Council or other governing body to file copy of resolution
- § 15.2-1909. Such resolution to contain statement as to issuance of bonds
- § 15.2-1910. Prerequisite to issuance and sale of bonds
- § 15.2-1911. Statement by defendant precludes appeal
- § 15.2-1912. Time for sale of bonds or payment fixed by court
- § 15.2-1913. Time for holding election if revenue bonds are to be issued
- § 15.2-1914. Proceedings dismissed if issuance defeated or bonds cannot be sold; resolution of approval of report not deemed contract to purchase
- § 15.2-1915. Proceedings dismissed on failure to pay compensation; judgment for fees and costs
- § 15.2-1916. Right to pay compensation into court and take possession and operate
Article 1. CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, STREETS AND ALLEYS GENERALLY
- § 15.2-2000. State highway systems excepted; town streets
- § 15.2-2001. Streets, sidewalks and public rights-of-way generally
- § 15.2-2002. Acquisitions in connection with public right-of-way changes
- § 15.2-2003. Acquisition of land for public rights-of-way outside certain corporate limits
- § 15.2-2004. Streets, highways, etc., outside a city or town
- § 15.2-2005. Streets, etc., through any lands belonging to Commonwealth
Article 2. VACATION, ETC., OF PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY
- § 15.2-2006. Alteration and vacation of public rights-of-way; appeal from decision
- § 15.2-2007. Fee for processing application under ยง 15.2-2006
- § 15.2-2007.1. Appointment of viewers in certain cities
- § 15.2-2008. Sale of public rights-of-way, easements, etc., to certain purchasers
Article 3. ENCROACHMENTS ON RIGHTS-OF-WAY, ETC
- § 15.2-2009. Obstructions or encroachments
- § 15.2-2010. Localities may permit awnings, fire escapes, etc., to overhang public rights-of-way
- § 15.2-2011. Localities may permit existing encroachments
- § 15.2-2012. Fee for processing application
Article 4. TEMPORARY CLOSING OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY
- § 15.2-2013. Temporary closing of rights-of-way
- § 15.2-2014. Temporary closing of rights-of-way in certain circumstances
Article 5. MISCELLANEOUS
- § 15.2-2015. Use of streets, etc., for transportation and utilities; removal and alteration of facilities and equipment; permits and charges
- § 15.2-2016. Regulation of services and rates charged by person using streets, etc
- § 15.2-2017. Public utilities not to use streets without consent
- § 15.2-2018. Use of certain public property without consent or franchise
- § 15.2-2019. Localities may name streets, roads and alleys
- § 15.2-2020. Lights on public rights-of-way in counties
- § 15.2-2021. Ramps on curbs of certain streets; specifications
- § 15.2-2022. Certain counties may adopt ordinance regulating tracking of mud and debris upon highways
- § 15.2-2023. Expenditure of county revenues for certain roads
- § 15.2-2024. Numbers to be displayed on buildings
- § 15.2-2025. Removal of snow and ice
- § 15.2-2026. Limited access streets
- § 15.2-2027. Regulation of private roadways within multifamily residential developments
- § 15.2-2028. Regulation of traffic
- § 15.2-2029. Regulation of transportation of certain materials
- § 15.2-2030. Localities may sell or lease airspace over public streets, public rights-of-way, etc., under certain conditions
Article 1. FRANCHISES; SALE AND LEASE OF CERTAIN PUBLIC PROPERTY
- § 15.2-2100. Restrictions on selling certain municipal public property and granting franchises
- § 15.2-2101. Ordinance proposing grant of franchise, etc., to be advertised
- § 15.2-2102. How bids received and to whom franchise awarded
- § 15.2-2103. Award when no satisfactory bid received
- § 15.2-2104. Bond of person awarded franchise, etc
- § 15.2-2105. How amendments made to franchise, etc.; notice required
- § 15.2-2105.1. Granting franchises for operation of a vehicular ferry transportation system
- § 15.2-2106. Powers of court to enforce obedience by mandamus, etc
- § 15.2-2107. Persons occupying or using streets, etc., contrary to law
- § 15.2-2108. Repealed
- § 15.2-2108.1. Regulation of open video systems
- § 15.2-2108.1:1. Franchise fees and public rights-of-way fees on cable operators
Article 1.1. PROVISION OF CABLE TELEVISION SERVICES BY CERTAIN LOCALITIES
- § 15.2-2108.2. Definitions
- § 15.2-2108.3. Scope of article
- § 15.2-2108.4. Limitations on providing cable television services
- § 15.2-2108.5. Preliminary public hearing; feasibility consultant
- § 15.2-2108.6. Feasibility study on providing cable television services
- § 15.2-2108.7. Public hearings on feasibility study; notice
- § 15.2-2108.8. Referendum
- § 15.2-2108.9. Enterprise funds for cable television services
- § 15.2-2108.10. Bonding authority
- § 15.2-2108.11. General operating limitations
- § 15.2-2108.12. Eminent domain
- § 15.2-2108.13. Quality of service standards
- § 15.2-2108.14. Civil action
- § 15.2-2108.15. Consumer complaints
- § 15.2-2108.16. Annual report
- § 15.2-2108.17. Antitrust immunity
- § 15.2-2108.18. Disclosure of certain information
Article 1.2. LICENSING AND REGULATION OF CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS
- § 15.2-2108.19. Definitions
- § 15.2-2108.20. Authority to grant negotiated cable franchises and regulate cable systems
- § 15.2-2108.21. Ordinance cable franchises
- § 15.2-2108.22. Regulation of fees, rates and services; penalties
- § 15.2-2108.23. Regulation of rights-of-way; fees
- § 15.2-2108.24. Regulation of facility construction or rights-of-way management requirements for certain cable operators
- § 15.2-2108.25. Itemization
- § 15.2-2108.26. Reciprocity
- § 15.2-2108.27. Modification
- § 15.2-2108.28. Transfer
- § 15.2-2108.29. Surrender
- § 15.2-2108.30. Renewal
- § 15.2-2108.31. Article construed
- § 15.2-2108.32. Application of article to certain localities
Article 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES
- § 15.2-2109. Powers of localities as to public utilities and computer services; prevention of pollution of certain water
- § 15.2-2109.1. Prescriptive easements for provision of water and sewer services
- § 15.2-2109.2. Mutual aid agreements for power and natural gas
- § 15.2-2109.3. Provision of natural gas distribution service within counties
- § 15.2-2110. Mandatory connection to water and sewage systems in certain counties
- § 15.2-2111. Regulation of sewage disposal or water service
- § 15.2-2112. Agreements by political subdivisions for sewage or water service
- § 15.2-2113. Connections of fire suppression systems
- § 15.2-2114. Regulation of stormwater
- § 15.2-2115. Purchase of gas, electric and water plants operating in contiguous territory
- § 15.2-2116. Acquisition by county or city of water supply system or sewage system from sanitary district
- § 15.2-2117. Contracts with sewerage or water purification company, etc
- § 15.2-2118. Lien for water and sewer charges and taxes imposed by localities
- § 15.2-2118.1. Lien for gas utilities charges and taxes imposed by localities
- § 15.2-2119. Fees and charges for water and sewer services
- § 15.2-2119.1. Credit for excessive water or sewer charges
- § 15.2-2119.2. Discounted fees and charges for certain low-income, elderly, or disabled customers
- § 15.2-2119.3. Sustainable infrastructure financial assistance
- § 15.2-2120. Enforcement of liens for water or sewer charges
- § 15.2-2121. Regulations as to water, sewer and other facilities in subdivisions and development plans
Article 3. SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS GENERALLY
- § 15.2-2122. Localities authorized to establish, etc., sewage disposal system; incidental powers
- § 15.2-2123. Sewage treatment plants to include certain capability
- § 15.2-2124. Contracts between localities as to sewers, pumping stations, etc., to prevent pollution
- § 15.2-2125. Board, etc., for supervision of such works
Article 4. APPROVAL OF SEWAGE SYSTEMS BY COUNTIES
- § 15.2-2126. Notice to governing body required prior to construction
- § 15.2-2127. Disapproval of system by governing body; failure to disapprove within seventy days
- § 15.2-2128. Denial of application for sewage system by governing body of county or town which has adopted master plan for sewerage
- § 15.2-2129. Contents of notice to governing body; further information
- § 15.2-2130. Extensions to systems
- § 15.2-2131. Article not applicable to hotel corporations
- § 15.2-2132. Noncompliance with article; separate offense
- § 15.2-2133. Penalty; enjoining violation
Article 5. WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS GENERALLY
- § 15.2-2134. Construction of dams, etc., for purpose of providing public water supply; approval by governing body of locality
- § 15.2-2135. Disputes between jurisdictions involving dams or water impoundment; constitution of special court; vacancies occurring during trial
- § 15.2-2136. Powers of special court; rules of decision; order controlling subsequent conduct of case
- § 15.2-2137. Special court; hearing and decision
- § 15.2-2138. Dispute between jurisdictions; additional parties
- § 15.2-2139. Special court; costs
- § 15.2-2140. Dispute between jurisdictions; appeals
- § 15.2-2141. Conflicting petitions for same territory; petition seeking territory in two or more counties
- § 15.2-2142. Certain localities may construct dams across navigable streams; permission from Chief of Engineers, Secretary of Army and State Attorney General; approval of governing body
- § 15.2-2143. Water supplies and facilities
- § 15.2-2144. Inspection of water supplies
- § 15.2-2145. Sale of water and use of streets by one city in another
- § 15.2-2146. Powers of localities to acquire certain waterworks system
- § 15.2-2147. City acquiring plant within one mile of another city
- § 15.2-2148. Contracts for water supply
Article 6. APPROVAL OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS BY COUNTIES
- § 15.2-2149. Notice to county and State Board of Health required prior to construction
- § 15.2-2150. When approval of State Board of Health not required
- § 15.2-2151. Disapproval of system by governing body of counties; failure to disapprove within seventy days
- § 15.2-2152. Contents of notice to governing body; further information
- § 15.2-2153. Extensions to systems
- § 15.2-2154. Article not applicable to hotel corporations
- § 15.2-2155. Noncompliance with article; separate offenses
- § 15.2-2156. Penalty; enjoining violation
Article 7. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES, ETC., IN CERTAIN LOCALITIES
- § 15.2-2157. Onsite sewage systems when sewers not available; civil penalties
- § 15.2-2157.1. Permit for onsite sewage disposal system installation in certain counties
- § 15.2-2158. Not Set Out
- § 15.2-2159. Fee for solid waste disposal by counties
- § 15.2-2160. Provision of telecommunications services
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 15.2-2200. Declaration of legislative intent
- § 15.2-2201. Definitions
- § 15.2-2202. Duties of state agencies; electric utilities
- § 15.2-2203. Existing planning commissions and boards of zoning appeals; validation of plans previously adopted
- § 15.2-2204. Advertisement of plans, ordinances, etc.; joint public hearings; written notice of certain amendments
- § 15.2-2205. Additional notice of planning or zoning matters
- § 15.2-2206. When locality may require applicant to give notice; how given
- § 15.2-2207. Public notice of juvenile residential care facilities in certain localities
- § 15.2-2208. Restraining violations of chapter
- § 15.2-2208.1. Damages for unconstitutional grant or denial by locality of certain permits and approvals
- § 15.2-2209. Civil penalties for violations of zoning ordinance
- § 15.2-2209.1. Extension of approvals to address housing crisis
- § 15.2-2209.2. Public infrastructure maintenance bonds
Article 2. LOCAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS
- § 15.2-2210. Creation of local planning commissions; participation in planning district commissions or joint local commissions
- § 15.2-2211. Cooperation of local planning commissions and other agencies
- § 15.2-2212. Qualifications, appointment, removal, terms and compensation of members of local planning commissions
- § 15.2-2213. Advisory members
- § 15.2-2214. Meetings
- § 15.2-2215. Quorum majority vote
- § 15.2-2216. Facilities for holding of meetings and preservation of documents; appropriations for expenses
- § 15.2-2217. Officers, employees and consultants; expenditures; rules and records; special surveys
- § 15.2-2218. County planning commission serving as commission of town
- § 15.2-2219. Joint local planning commissions
- § 15.2-2220. Duplicate planning commission authorized for certain local governments
- § 15.2-2221. Duties of commissions
- § 15.2-2222. Expenditures; gifts and donations
- § 15.2-2222.1. Coordination of state and local transportation planning
Article 3. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
- § 15.2-2223. Comprehensive plan to be prepared and adopted; scope and purpose
- § 15.2-2223.1. Comprehensive plan to include urban development areas
- § 15.2-2223.2. Comprehensive plan to include coastal resource management guidance
- § 15.2-2224. Surveys and studies to be made in preparation of plan; implementation of plan
- § 15.2-2225. Notice and hearing on plan; recommendation by local planning commission to governing body; posting of plan on website
- § 15.2-2226. Adoption or disapproval of plan by governing body
- § 15.2-2227. Return of plan to local planning commission; resubmission
- § 15.2-2228. Adoption of parts of plan
- § 15.2-2229. Amendments
- § 15.2-2230. Plan to be reviewed at least once every five years
- § 15.2-2230.1. Public facilities study
- § 15.2-2231. Inclusion of incorporated towns in county plan; inclusion of adjacent unincorporated territory in municipal plan
- § 15.2-2232. Legal status of plan
Article 4. THE OFFICIAL MAP
- § 15.2-2233. Maps to be prepared in localities; what map shall show
- § 15.2-2234. Adoption; filing in office of clerk of court
- § 15.2-2235. Additions and modifications
- § 15.2-2236. Periodic review and readoption
- § 15.2-2237. Consultation with Commonwealth Transportation Board; copies of map and ordinance to be sent to Commonwealth Transportation Board
- § 15.2-2238. Authority of counties under ยง 33.1-229 et seq. not affected
Article 5. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
Article 6. LAND SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT
- § 15.2-2240. Localities to adopt ordinances regulating subdivision and development of land
- § 15.2-2241. Mandatory provisions of a subdivision ordinance
- § 15.2-2241.1. Bonding requirements for the acceptance of dedication for public use of certain facilities
- § 15.2-2242. Optional provisions of a subdivision ordinance
- § 15.2-2243. Payment by subdivider of the pro rata share of the cost of certain facilities
- § 15.2-2243.1. Payment by developer or subdivider
- § 15.2-2244. Provisions for subdivision of a lot for conveyance to a family member
- § 15.2-2244.1. Additional method for subdivision of a lot for conveyance to a family member
- § 15.2-2244.2. Subdivision of a lot of property held in trust for a family member
- § 15.2-2245. Provisions for periodic partial and final release of certain performance guarantees
- § 15.2-2245.1. Stormwater management ponds; removal of trees
- § 15.2-2246. Site plans submitted in accordance with zoning ordinance
- § 15.2-2247. Applicability of subdivision ordinance to manufactured homes
- § 15.2-2248. Application of certain municipal subdivision regulations beyond corporate limits of municipality
- § 15.2-2249. Application of county subdivision regulations in area subject to municipal jurisdiction
- § 15.2-2250. Disagreement between county and municipality as to regulations
- § 15.2-2251. Local planning commission shall prepare and recommend ordinance; notice and hearing on ordinance
- § 15.2-2252. Filing and recording of ordinance and amendments thereto
- § 15.2-2253. Preparation and adoption of amendments to ordinance
- § 15.2-2254. Statutory provisions effective after ordinance adopted
- § 15.2-2255. Administration and enforcement of regulations
- § 15.2-2256. Procedure to account for fees for common improvements
- § 15.2-2257. Not Set Out
- § 15.2-2258. Plat of proposed subdivision and site plans to be submitted for approval
- § 15.2-2259. Local planning commission to act on proposed plat
- § 15.2-2260. Localities may provide for submission of preliminary subdivision plats; how long valid
- § 15.2-2261. Recorded plats or final site plans to be valid for not less than five years
- § 15.2-2261.1. Recorded plat or final site plans; conflicting zoning conditions
- § 15.2-2262. Requisites of plat
- § 15.2-2263. Expedited land development review procedure
- § 15.2-2264. Statement of consent to subdivision; execution; acknowledgment and recordation; notice to commissioner of the revenue or board of real estate assessors
- § 15.2-2265. Recordation of approved plat as transfer of streets, termination of easements and rights-of-way, etc
- § 15.2-2266. Validation of certain plats recorded before January 1, 1975
- § 15.2-2267. Petition to restrict access to certain public streets
- § 15.2-2268. Localities not obligated to pay for grading, paving, etc
- § 15.2-2269. Plans and specifications for utility fixtures and systems to be submitted for approval
- § 15.2-2270. Vacation of interests granted to a locality as a condition of site plan approval
- § 15.2-2271. Vacation of plat before sale of lot therein; ordinance of vacation
- § 15.2-2272. Vacation of plat after sale of lot
- § 15.2-2273. Fee for processing application under ยง 15.2-2271 or ยง 15.2-2272
- § 15.2-2274. Effect of vacation under ยง 15.2-2272
- § 15.2-2275. Relocation or vacation of boundary lines
- § 15.2-2276. Duty of clerk when plat vacated
- § 15.2-2277. Not Set Out
- § 15.2-2278. Vacating plat of subdivision
- § 15.2-2279. Ordinances regulating the building of houses and establishing setback lines
Article 7. ZONING
- § 15.2-2280. Zoning ordinances generally
- § 15.2-2281. Jurisdiction of localities
- § 15.2-2282. Regulations to be uniform
- § 15.2-2283. Purpose of zoning ordinances
- § 15.2-2283.1. Prohibition of sexual offender treatment office in residentially zoned subdivision
- § 15.2-2284. Matters to be considered in drawing and applying zoning ordinances and districts
- § 15.2-2285. Preparation and adoption of zoning ordinance and map and amendments thereto; appeal
- § 15.2-2286. Permitted provisions in zoning ordinances; amendments; applicant to pay delinquent taxes; penalties
- § 15.2-2286.1. Provisions for clustering of single-family dwellings so as to preserve open space
- § 15.2-2287. Localities may require oath regarding property interest of local officials
- § 15.2-2287.1. Disclosures in land use proceedings
- § 15.2-2288. (Effective January 1, 2015) Localities may not require a special use permit for certain agricultural activities
- § 15.2-2288. (Effective until January 1, 2015) Localities may not require a special use permit for certain agricultural activities
- § 15.2-2288.01. Localities shall not require a special use permit for certain small-scale conversion of biomass to alternative fuel
- § 15.2-2288.1. Localities may not require a special use permit for certain residential uses
- § 15.2-2288.2. Localities may not require special use permit for certain temporary structures
- § 15.2-2288.3. Licensed farm wineries; local regulation of certain activities
- § 15.2-2288.3:1. Limited brewery license; local regulation of certain activities
- § 15.2-2288.4. Extension of expiration dates for special use permits
- § 15.2-2288.5. Meaning of "cemetery" for purposes of zoning
- § 15.2-2288.6. Agricultural operations; local regulation of certain activities
- § 15.2-2289. Localities may provide by ordinance for disclosure of real parties in interest
- § 15.2-2290. Uniform regulations for manufactured housing
- § 15.2-2291. Assisted living facilities and group homes of eight or fewer; single-family residence
- § 15.2-2292. Zoning provisions for family day homes
- § 15.2-2292.1. Zoning provisions for temporary family health care structures
- § 15.2-2293. Airspace subject to zoning ordinances
- § 15.2-2293.1. Placement of amateur radio antennas
- § 15.2-2293.2. Regulation of helicopter use
- § 15.2-2294. Airport safety zoning
- § 15.2-2295. Aircraft noise attenuation features in buildings and structures within airport noise zones
- § 15.2-2295.1. Regulation of mountain ridge construction
- § 15.2-2295.2. Dam break inundation zones
- § 15.2-2296. Conditional zoning; declaration of legislative policy and findings; purpose
- § 15.2-2297. Same; conditions as part of a rezoning or amendment to zoning map
- § 15.2-2298. Same; additional conditions as a part of rezoning or zoning map amendment in certain high-growth localities
- § 15.2-2299. Same; enforcement and guarantees
- § 15.2-2300. Same; records
- § 15.2-2301. Same; petition for review of decision
- § 15.2-2302. Same; amendments and variations of conditions
- § 15.2-2303. Conditional zoning in certain localities
- § 15.2-2303.1. Development agreements in certain counties
- § 15.2-2303.1:1. (Expires July 1, 2017) When certain cash proffers collected or accepted
- § 15.2-2303.2. Proffered cash payments and expenditures
- § 15.2-2303.3. Cash proffers requested or accepted by a locality
- § 15.2-2304. Affordable dwelling unit ordinances in certain localities
- § 15.2-2305. Affordable dwelling unit ordinances
- § 15.2-2306. Preservation of historical sites and architectural areas
- § 15.2-2307. Vested rights not impaired; nonconforming uses
- § 15.2-2307.1. Protection of established commercial fishing operations
- § 15.2-2308. Boards of zoning appeals to be created; membership, organization, etc
- § 15.2-2309. Powers and duties of boards of zoning appeals
- § 15.2-2310. Applications for special exceptions and variances
- § 15.2-2311. Appeals to board
- § 15.2-2312. Procedure on appeal
- § 15.2-2313. Proceedings to prevent construction of building in violation of zoning ordinance
- § 15.2-2314. Certiorari to review decision of board
- § 15.2-2315. Conflict with statutes, local ordinances or regulations
- § 15.2-2316. Validation of zoning ordinances prior to 1971
Article 7.1. TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
Article 8. ROAD IMPACT FEES
- § 15.2-2317. Applicability of article
- § 15.2-2318. Definitions
- § 15.2-2319. Authority to assess and impose impact fees
- § 15.2-2320. Impact fee service areas to be established
- § 15.2-2321. Adoption of road improvements program
- § 15.2-2322. Adoption of impact fee and schedule
- § 15.2-2323. When impact fees assessed and imposed
- § 15.2-2324. Credits against impact fee
- § 15.2-2325. Updating plan and amending impact fee
- § 15.2-2326. Use of proceeds
- § 15.2-2327. Refund of impact fees
Article 9. IMPACT FEES
Chapter 24. SERVICE DISTRICTS; TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS FOR LOCAL IMPROVEMENTSArticle 1. SERVICE DISTRICTS
- § 15.2-2400. Creation of service districts
- § 15.2-2401. Creation of service districts by court order in consolidated cities
- § 15.2-2402. Description of proposed service district
- § 15.2-2402.1. Change to service district boundaries
- § 15.2-2403. Powers of service districts
- § 15.2-2403.1. Creation of urban transportation service districts
- § 15.2-2403.2. Virginia Wallops Research Park Leadership Council established
- § 15.2-2403.3. Stormwater service districts; allocation of revenues
- § 15.2-2403.4. Community improvement districts
Article 2. TAXES OR ASSESSMENTS FOR LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS
- § 15.2-2404. Authority to impose taxes or assessments for local improvements; purposes
- § 15.2-2405. How imposed
- § 15.2-2406. How cost assessed or apportioned
- § 15.2-2407. Assessments to be reported to collector of taxes; postponement of payment by certain property owners
- § 15.2-2408. Notice to landowner of amount of assessment
- § 15.2-2409. How notice given; objections
- § 15.2-2410. Appeal to court; duty of clerk of governing body, etc
- § 15.2-2411. How such appeal tried; lien of judgment; when to take effect; how enforced
- § 15.2-2412. Docketing of abstracts of resolutions or ordinances
- § 15.2-2413. Installment payment of assessments
- § 15.2-2414. Definitions
- § 15.2-2415. Creation and management of the Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment Fund
- § 15.2-2416. Annual audit
- § 15.2-2417. Grants and loans
- § 15.2-2418. Reports
- § 15.2-2419. Definitions
- § 15.2-2420. Creation and management of Fund
- § 15.2-2421. Deposit of money; expenditures; investments
- § 15.2-2422. Annual audit
- § 15.2-2423. Collection of money due Fund
- § 15.2-2424. Loans to local governments
- § 15.2-2425. Prioritization of loans
- § 15.2-2426. Pledge of loans to secure bonds of Authority
- § 15.2-2427. Sale of loans
- § 15.2-2428. Powers of the Authority
- § 15.2-2429. Liberal construction of chapter
- § 15.2-2430. Definitions
- § 15.2-2431. Creation and management of Fund
- § 15.2-2432. Deposit of money; expenditures; investments
- § 15.2-2433. Annual audit
- § 15.2-2434. Collection of money due Fund
- § 15.2-2435. Loans to local governments
- § 15.2-2436. Prioritization of loans
- § 15.2-2437. Pledge of loans to secure bonds of Authority
- § 15.2-2438. Sale of loans
- § 15.2-2439. Powers of the Authority
- § 15.2-2440. Liberal construction of chapter
- § 15.2-2500. Uniform fiscal year for all localities and school divisions
- § 15.2-2501. Establishment of funds for accounting and budgeting; separate depository and investment accounts not required
- § 15.2-2502. Notification by state officials and agencies
- § 15.2-2503. Time for preparation and approval of budget; contents
- § 15.2-2504. What budget to show
- § 15.2-2505. Budget may include reserve for contingencies and capital improvements
- § 15.2-2506. Publication and notice; public hearing; adjournment; moneys not to be paid out until appropriated
- § 15.2-2507. Amendment of budget
- § 15.2-2508. Governing bodies may require information of departments, etc
- § 15.2-2509. Auditor to devise system of bookkeeping and accounting
- § 15.2-2510. Comparative report of local government revenues and expenditures
- § 15.2-2511. Audit of local government records, etc.; Auditor of Public Accounts; audit of shortages
- § 15.2-2511.1. Return of local surplus funds
- § 15.2-2511.2. Duties of local government auditors
- § 15.2-2512. Audit of accounts of certain county officers, boards and commissions
- § 15.2-2513. Special budget provisions
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 15.2-2600. Short title
- § 15.2-2601. Chapter not to affect general, special and local acts and charters under which bonds are issued or validated
- § 15.2-2602. Definitions
- § 15.2-2603. Disposition of unclaimed funds due on matured bonds or coupons
Article 2. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL BONDS
- § 15.2-2604. Powers generally
- § 15.2-2605. Collection of rents and charges; liens on real estate; discharge and enforcement of liens
- § 15.2-2606. Public hearing before issuance of bonds
- § 15.2-2607. Provisions which may be embodied in bond ordinances or resolution; adoption; filing copy with court
- § 15.2-2608. Bonds for revenue-producing undertakings
- § 15.2-2609. Covenants relating to issuance of revenue bonds
- § 15.2-2610. Request for referendum filed with court; order for election; notice
- § 15.2-2611. Holding of election; order authorizing bonds; authority of governing body
- § 15.2-2612. Dating; rate of interest; maturity; denomination; place of payment
- § 15.2-2613. Form and manner of execution; signature of person ceasing to be officer
- § 15.2-2614. Bearer, registered or book entry form
- § 15.2-2615. Bonds deemed negotiable instruments
- § 15.2-2616. Interim receipts or temporary bonds exchangeable for definitive bonds
- § 15.2-2617. Sale of bonds
- § 15.2-2618. Disposition of proceeds; separate fund
- § 15.2-2619. Investment of proceeds pending application to authorized purpose
- § 15.2-2620. Bonds made legal investments
- § 15.2-2621. Bonds mutilated, lost or destroyed
- § 15.2-2622. Destruction of bonds and coupons after payment in full
- § 15.2-2623. Defeasance of indebtedness; rights of owners
- § 15.2-2624. Tax to pay principal and interest
- § 15.2-2625. Deposit of funds; security; investment of funds
- § 15.2-2626. Contracts concerning interest rates, currency, cash flow or other basis
- § 15.2-2627. Time for contesting validity of proposed bond issue; when bonds presumed valid
- § 15.2-2628. Notes in anticipation of bond issue
- § 15.2-2629. Loans to meet appropriations for current year
- § 15.2-2630. Loans in anticipation of federal and state funds
- § 15.2-2631. Terms of temporary loans
Article 3. BONDS ISSUED BY MUNICIPALITIES
- § 15.2-2632. Certain debts that may be contracted by city on transition from town
- § 15.2-2633. Borrowing by certain cities to pay expenses
- § 15.2-2634. Limitation on amount of outstanding bonds
- § 15.2-2635. What indebtedness not included in determining limitation
- § 15.2-2636. Ordinance or resolution to provide for issue of bonds
- § 15.2-2637. Danville to incur indebtedness only in accordance with charter
Article 4. BOND ISSUES BY COUNTIES
- § 15.2-2638. Powers of counties generally; approval of voters required
- § 15.2-2639. County may elect to be treated as city for issuing bonds
- § 15.2-2640. Resolution for bond issue; contents; request for bonds for school purposes
- § 15.2-2641. Subsequent resolutions
- § 15.2-2642. School district bonds
Article 5. REFUNDING BONDS
- § 15.2-2643. Authority for issuance; resolutions or ordinances
- § 15.2-2644. Issuance or exchange for indebtedness to be retired; sale and disposition of proceeds; rights of owners
- § 15.2-2645. Amount of bonds
- § 15.2-2646. Participation in funds donated by the Commonwealth
- § 15.2-2647. Expenses of authorization and issuance; agent to assist in refunding transaction
- § 15.2-2648. Purchase in open market
- § 15.2-2649. District refunding bonds
Article 6. JUDICIAL DETERMINATION OF VALIDITY OF BONDS
- § 15.2-2650. Article controlling as to proceedings involving validity
- § 15.2-2651. Proceeding by political subdivision to establish validity; procedure; parties defendant
- § 15.2-2652. Service by publication of motion for judgment; parties defendant
- § 15.2-2653. Contesting issuance of bonds; notice and hearing; service on member of governing body, etc
- § 15.2-2654. Reply by party defendant; intervention by interested parties; determination of questions; orders; precedence over other business
- § 15.2-2655. Consolidation of actions or proceedings
- § 15.2-2656. Appeals
- § 15.2-2657. Decree validating bonds binding and conclusive
- § 15.2-2658. Bonds invalidated only for substantial defects, etc.; matters of form disregarded
Article 7. MISCELLANEOUS
- § 15.2-2659. Investigation by Governor of alleged defaults; withholding state funds from defaulting locality; payment of funds withheld; receipts, reports, etc.; magisterial and school district defaults included
- § 15.2-2660. Bonds not affected by project undertaken
- § 15.2-2661. Provisions of chapter controlling; powers conferred are additional
- § 15.2-2662. Validation of bonds
- § 15.2-2663. Transition
- § 15.2-2700. Declaration of policy, findings and purpose
- § 15.2-2701. Definition
- § 15.2-2702. Commonwealth and agencies thereof authorized to exercise powers under this chapter
- § 15.2-2703. Group self-insurance pools authorized
- § 15.2-2704. Powers of group self-insurance pool; self-insurer for motor vehicle security; surety
- § 15.2-2705. Required provisions in contract; election of governing authority; financial plan; management plan
- § 15.2-2706. State Corporation Commission approval required
- § 15.2-2707. Filing of annual financial statements, deficit correction financial plan with State Corporation Commission required
- § 15.2-2708. Exemptions from disclosure
- § 15.2-2709. Group self-insurance pool not an insurer
Chapter 28.1. PILOT PROGRAMS FOR THE DELIVERY OF HUMAN SERVICES
- § 15.2-2811. "Human services" defined
- § 15.2-2812. Governor may authorize certain counties or cities to develop and implement pilot programs
- § 15.2-2813. Power to change existing regulations and request changes in federal regulations
- § 15.2-2814. Governor to adopt regulations
- § 15.2-2815. No program established unless requested by local governing body
- § 15.2-2816. Cooperation of state agencies
- § 15.2-2817. Cost of administering programs
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
- § 15.2-2820. Definitions
- § 15.2-2821. Applicability
- § 15.2-2822. Authority of law-enforcement officials
- § 15.2-2823. Smoking in public buildings or facilities; exception
Article 2. STATEWIDE REGULATION OF SMOKING
- § 15.2-2824. Prohibitions on smoking generally; penalty for violation
- § 15.2-2825. Smoking in restaurants prohibited; exceptions; posting of signs; penalty for violation
- § 15.2-2826. Designation of "No-Smoking" areas; smoking prohibited in "No-Smoking" areas; penalty for violation
- § 15.2-2827. Responsibility of building proprietors and managers
Article 3. LOCAL REGULATION OF SMOKING
- § 15.2-2828. Ordinances regulating smoking generally
- § 15.2-2829. Mandatory provisions of ordinances
- § 15.2-2830. Optional provisions of ordinances
- § 15.2-2831. Other ordinances not authorized
- § 15.2-2832. Regulation of smoking; posting of signs
- § 15.2-2833. Enforcement of ordinances
Chapter 29. COMMISSION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- § 15.2-2900. Purpose and intent
- § 15.2-2901. Membership; appointment, terms and qualifications of members; vacancies; Executive Director
- § 15.2-2902. Continuing temporary membership for purposes of Commission reports
- § 15.2-2903. General powers and duties of Commission
- § 15.2-2904. Meetings; quorum; majority vote; panel to conduct investigation and make report; compensation and expenses
- § 15.2-2905. Officers
- § 15.2-2906. Disqualification of Commissioners
- § 15.2-2907. Actions for annexation, immunity, establishment of city, etc.; investigations and reports by Commission; negotiation
- § 15.2-2908. Notice to Commission deemed to institute action or proceeding
- § 15.2-3000. Special court to hear certain cases
- § 15.2-3001. Priority of proceedings in special courts
- § 15.2-3002. Designation of judges for panel
- § 15.2-3003. Service on special court
- § 15.2-3004. Vacancies on court occurring during trial
Article 1. BOUNDARY LINES ESTABLISHED BY COMMISSIONERS
- § 15.2-3100. Commissioners to settle disputed boundary lines
- § 15.2-3101. Survey and plats
- § 15.2-3102. Report of commissioners
- § 15.2-3103. Compensation of commissioners, etc
- § 15.2-3104. Procedure when commissioners fail to agree
- § 15.2-3105. Boundaries to embrace wharves, piers, docks and certain other structures
Article 2. RELOCATION OR CHANGE, BY AGREEMENT, OF BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN LOCALITIES; ADJUSTMENT BY COURT
- § 15.2-3106. Establishment by agreement
- § 15.2-3107. Publication of agreed boundary line
- § 15.2-3108. Petition and hearing; recordation of order; costs
- § 15.2-3109. Court-ordered adjustment of boundary lines
Article 1. ANNEXATION
- § 15.2-3200. Boundaries of cities and towns to remain as established until changed
- § 15.2-3201. Temporary restrictions on granting of city charters, filing annexation notices, institutions of annexation proceedings and county immunity proceedings
- § 15.2-3202. Ordinance for annexation by city or town; appointment of special court
- § 15.2-3203. Petition by voters of adjacent territory, or governing body of adjacent county or town, for annexation; voluntary agreement by governing body to reject annexation
- § 15.2-3204. Notice of motion; service and publication
- § 15.2-3205. Additional parties
- § 15.2-3206. Conflicting petitions for same territory; petition seeking territory lying in two or more counties; procedure
- § 15.2-3207. Pretrial conference; matters considered
- § 15.2-3208. Assistance of state agencies
- § 15.2-3209. Hearing and decision
- § 15.2-3210. Boundary line where territory fronts on river, bay, etc
- § 15.2-3211. Powers of court and rules of decision; terms and conditions
- § 15.2-3212. Determination of value of public improvements
- § 15.2-3213. Declining to accept annexation on terms and conditions imposed by court
- § 15.2-3214. Costs
- § 15.2-3215. County reimbursement for town annexation proceedings
- § 15.2-3216. Proceedings not to fail for technical or procedural defects or errors
- § 15.2-3217. Court granting annexation to exist for ten years
- § 15.2-3218. Continued existence of court under certain conditions
- § 15.2-3219. Reduced taxation on real estate in territory added to corporate limits
- § 15.2-3220. Mandamus and prohibition
- § 15.2-3221. Appeals; how heard
- § 15.2-3222. What order to be entered by Supreme Court
- § 15.2-3223. What order and proceedings clerk to certify, and where same shall be recorded; fees
- § 15.2-3224. Commissioner of revenue for the county to certify list of real estate in annexed territory to commissioner of revenue
- § 15.2-3225. County or district officers resident in annexed territory to remain in office; reelection
- § 15.2-3226. Redistricting and elections in city or town following annexation; registration and transfer of registration of voters in annexed territory
- § 15.2-3227. Annexation proceedings final for ten years
- § 15.2-3228. County not to be reduced to insufficient area, population or sources of revenue
- § 15.2-3229. Annexation of whole town
- § 15.2-3230. Article not applicable to consolidation of two cities
Article 2. AGREEMENTS DEFINING ANNEXATION RIGHTS
- § 15.2-3231. Agreements between towns and counties authorized; effect; provisions
- § 15.2-3232. Hearing before Commission on Local Government required; notice
- § 15.2-3233. Adoption of agreement
- § 15.2-3234. Inability to agree; petition to Commission on Local Government
- § 15.2-3235. Appeal
Article 3. CONTRACTION OF CORPORATE LIMITS
- § 15.2-3236. Council may enact ordinance
- § 15.2-3237. Application to be made to circuit court; appointment of special court; who may appear against
- § 15.2-3238. What court may do
- § 15.2-3239. Certification of real estate list
- § 15.2-3240. Transfer of registration records
- § 15.2-3241. Petition for contraction of towns located in two or more counties; appointment of special court
- § 15.2-3242. Parties defendant and publication of such petition
- § 15.2-3243. Hearing and order upon such petition
- § 15.2-3244. Appeal from such order
- § 15.2-3245. Not Set Out
- § 15.2-3300. Purposes of chapter
- § 15.2-3301. Initiation of proceeding for declaration of immunity
- § 15.2-3302. Criteria for total immunity; judicial determination
- § 15.2-3303. Notice of determination by court; effect on other proceedings
- § 15.2-3304. Immunity based upon provision of urban-type services
- § 15.2-3305. Duration of immunity
- § 15.2-3306. Limitations to immunity
- § 15.2-3307. Election of city barred from annexation to be treated as immune county
- § 15.2-3308. Partial immunity proceedings final for five years; exceptions
- § 15.2-3400. Voluntary settlements among local governments
- § 15.2-3401. Referendum on contracting of debt by counties in voluntary settlement agreements
Article 1. CONSOLIDATION OF LIKE UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- § 15.2-3500. Application of article
- § 15.2-3501. Authority to consolidate counties, cities or towns
- § 15.2-3502. Agreement for consolidation
- § 15.2-3503. Petition requesting agreement
- § 15.2-3504. Publication of agreement
- § 15.2-3505. Order for election
- § 15.2-3506. Conduct of election
- § 15.2-3507. Result of election
- § 15.2-3508. Election or appointment of county officers
- § 15.2-3509. Election or appointment of city or town officers
- § 15.2-3510. General effect of consolidation
- § 15.2-3511. Liabilities
- § 15.2-3512. Suits and prosecutions
- § 15.2-3513. Magisterial, school and election districts, etc
- § 15.2-3514. Courts and judicial circuits
- § 15.2-3515. Congressional and assembly districts
- § 15.2-3516. Registration of voters
- § 15.2-3517. Existing ordinances
- § 15.2-3518. Determination of rights
- § 15.2-3519. Repeal of certain charters
Article 2. CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS
- § 15.2-3520. Counties, cities and towns specified; alternative consolidations
- § 15.2-3521. Proposed consolidated city; notice of motion; service and publication
- § 15.2-3522. Petition; appointment of special court
- § 15.2-3523. Parties
- § 15.2-3524. Time limit for intervenors
- § 15.2-3525. Pretrial conference; matters considered
- § 15.2-3526. Hearing and decision by court
- § 15.2-3527. Assistance of state agencies
- § 15.2-3528. Appeals
- § 15.2-3529. Consolidation agreement generally; advisory committee; filing agreement and referendum petition with court
- § 15.2-3530. Continuation of services of Department of Transportation after consolidation
- § 15.2-3531. Voters' petition requesting consolidation agreement and referendum
- § 15.2-3532. Required provisions of consolidation agreement
- § 15.2-3533. Transfer of property and indebtedness
- § 15.2-3534. Optional provisions of consolidation agreement
- § 15.2-3535. Advertising of charter
- § 15.2-3536. Charter for consolidated city
- § 15.2-3537. Publication of consolidation agreement
- § 15.2-3538. Order for election
- § 15.2-3539. Conduct of election
- § 15.2-3540. Result of elections; determination of form of government
- § 15.2-3541. General effect of consolidation; officers
- § 15.2-3542. Governing body to be elected and take office before effective date of consolidation in certain cases; powers
- § 15.2-3543. Electoral board, general registrar and officers of election
- § 15.2-3544. Effect on pending suits
- § 15.2-3545. Effect on assembly districts
- § 15.2-3546. Effect on jurisdiction of courts
- § 15.2-3547. Consolidation of entire county requires no action of town council
- § 15.2-3548. Effect on town charter
- § 15.2-3549. Powers of a tier-city
- § 15.2-3550. Effect of consolidation into single county; exceptions for tier-city
- § 15.2-3600. Petition for incorporation of community; appointment of special court
- § 15.2-3601. Hearing before Commission on Local Government; notice; parties; finding of Commission
- § 15.2-3602. Proof required and order for incorporation
- § 15.2-3603. Request for charter
- § 15.2-3604. How first election ordered and held
- § 15.2-3605. How appeals granted and heard
- § 15.2-3700. Towns may annul charters
- § 15.2-3701. Agreement required
- § 15.2-3702. Ordinance required
- § 15.2-3703. Notice of motion; service and publication; docketing
- § 15.2-3704. Order for election; conduct of election
- § 15.2-3705. Results of election
- § 15.2-3706. Annulment of surrendered charter
- § 15.2-3707. General effect of annulment
- § 15.2-3708. Transfer of property and indebtedness
- § 15.2-3709. Special debt district
- § 15.2-3710. Records and documents
- § 15.2-3711. Effect on pending suits
- § 15.2-3712. Repeal of charter
- § 15.2-3800. Ordinance petitioning court for city status; appointment of special court
- § 15.2-3801. Referendum
- § 15.2-3802. Town and county agreement concerning proposed city
- § 15.2-3803. Notice of motion; service and publication; answer or other pleading
- § 15.2-3804. Parties
- § 15.2-3805. Time limit for intervenors; publication of order
- § 15.2-3806. Pretrial conference; matters considered
- § 15.2-3807. Hearing and decision by court
- § 15.2-3808. Assistance of state agencies
- § 15.2-3809. Appeals
- § 15.2-3810. Declining of grant of city status
- § 15.2-3811. Proceeding final for three years
- § 15.2-3812. Effect when town becomes city
- § 15.2-3813. Town liabilities and assets
- § 15.2-3814. Mayor of town to continue in office
- § 15.2-3815. Council of town to continue in office; additional members
- § 15.2-3816. Town treasurer to continue in office; appointment where town had no treasurer
- § 15.2-3817. Commissioner of revenue or assessor to continue in office; appointment where town had no commissioner or assessor
- § 15.2-3818. Town sergeant to continue in office
- § 15.2-3819. Election and terms of office of mayor and councilmen after town becomes city
- § 15.2-3820. Election and terms of other city officers
- § 15.2-3821. Qualification of officers; vacancies
- § 15.2-3822. Sharing of offices; transfer of jurisdiction
- § 15.2-3823. Tenure and reelection of county officer whose homesite becomes part of city
- § 15.2-3824. Town officers
- § 15.2-3825. Courts
- § 15.2-3826. Appointment of electoral board, sheriff, attorney for the Commonwealth and circuit court clerk
- § 15.2-3827. Transfer of assessments to city books
- § 15.2-3828. State, county and district taxes accruing before transition; county sales and use tax becomes city sales and use tax
- § 15.2-3829. Assumption of debt; adjustment
- § 15.2-3830. Certain costs and expenses to be apportioned between city and county
- § 15.2-3831. Registrars and their duties
- § 15.2-3832. Authority to city to provide by condemnation, etc., water, light, power and fuel
- § 15.2-3833. Chapter not applicable to cities already existing
- § 15.2-3834. Congressional, etc., districts and judicial circuit not changed
- § 15.2-3900. Transition authorized
- § 15.2-3901. Ordinance petitioning court to declare eligibility
- § 15.2-3902. Moratorium on annexation suits pending transition to city
- § 15.2-3903. Notice of motion; service and publication; answer
- § 15.2-3904. Parties
- § 15.2-3905. Time limit for intervenors; publication of order
- § 15.2-3906. Pretrial conference; matters considered
- § 15.2-3907. Hearing and decision by court
- § 15.2-3908. Assistance of state agencies
- § 15.2-3909. Appeals
- § 15.2-3910. Charter commission; appointment; compensation
- § 15.2-3911. Charter provisions generally
- § 15.2-3912. Optional charter provisions
- § 15.2-3913. Public hearing on charter; notice and publication; adoption of charter by governing body
- § 15.2-3914. Rejection or adoption of charter at election
- § 15.2-3915. Transition of county to independent city requires no action of town council
- § 15.2-3916. Creation of townships; effect on town charters; right of certain townships to obtain city status
- § 15.2-3917. Certain cities not affected by chapter
- § 15.2-3918. Optional status of streets
- § 15.2-3919. Legislative, etc., district and judicial circuit not affected
- § 15.2-4000. Enjoyment of city status until requirements of chapter fulfilled
- § 15.2-4001. Investigation by Commission on Local Government; certification of findings to governing body
- § 15.2-4002. Report from Commission to be certified to circuit court; appointment of special court
- § 15.2-4003. Investigation by special court; public hearing
- § 15.2-4004. Determination of city status
- § 15.2-4005. Effect when city becomes town; officers
- § 15.2-4100. City may change to town status
- § 15.2-4101. Ordinance petitioning court for town status; notice of motion
- § 15.2-4102. Citizen petition for town status
- § 15.2-4103. Parties
- § 15.2-4104. Time limit for intervenors; publication of order
- § 15.2-4105. Pretrial conference; matters considered
- § 15.2-4106. Hearing and decision by court
- § 15.2-4107. Assistance of state agencies
- § 15.2-4108. Appeals
- § 15.2-4109. Declining a grant of town status
- § 15.2-4110. Proceedings final for five years
- § 15.2-4111. Effective date of transition
- § 15.2-4112. Charter for resulting town
- § 15.2-4113. Restriction on subsequent change in status
- § 15.2-4114. Liabilities and assets of such city
- § 15.2-4115. Effect when city becomes town; officers
- § 15.2-4116. Library aid continued
- § 15.2-4117. Temporary restriction on annexation
- § 15.2-4118. Effect on pending suits
- § 15.2-4119. Effect on jurisdiction of courts
- § 15.2-4120. Court granting transition to town status to exist for ten years
Chapter 42. REGIONAL COOPERATION ACT
- § 15.2-4200. Short title
- § 15.2-4201. Purpose of chapter
- § 15.2-4202. Definitions
- § 15.2-4203. Organization of planning district commission
- § 15.2-4204. Disposition of earnings and assets of planning district commissions
- § 15.2-4205. Powers of commission generally
- § 15.2-4206. Additional powers of planning district commissions
- § 15.2-4207. Purposes of commission
- § 15.2-4208. General duties of planning district commissions
- § 15.2-4209. Preparation and adoption of regional strategic plan
- § 15.2-4210. Commission to act only in conformity with regional strategic plan
- § 15.2-4211. Amendment of regional strategic plan
- § 15.2-4212. Review of regional strategic plan by commission
- § 15.2-4213. Commission to be informed of applications for state or federal aid by local governing bodies
- § 15.2-4214. Cooperation and consultation with other agencies
- § 15.2-4215. Annual report required
- § 15.2-4216. State aid
- § 15.2-4217. Regional Cooperation Incentive Fund created; administration thereof
- § 15.2-4217.1. Specialized Transportation Incentive Fund
- § 15.2-4218. Local governing bodies authorized to appropriate or lend funds
- § 15.2-4219. Exemption of commission from taxation
- § 15.2-4220. Dual membership authorized
- § 15.2-4221. Merger of two planning district commissions
- § 15.2-4222. Inconsistent laws inapplicable
- § 15.2-4300. Short title
- § 15.2-4301. Declaration of policy findings and purpose
- § 15.2-4302. Definitions
- § 15.2-4303. Power of localities to enact ordinances; application form and fees; maps; sample form
- § 15.2-4304. Agricultural and forestal districts advisory committee
- § 15.2-4305. Application for creation of district in one or more localities; size and location of parcels
- § 15.2-4306. Criteria for evaluating application
- § 15.2-4307. Review of application; notice; hearing
- § 15.2-4308. Repealed
- § 15.2-4309. Hearing; creation of district; conditions; notice
- § 15.2-4310. Additions to a district
- § 15.2-4311. Review of districts
- § 15.2-4312. Effects of districts
- § 15.2-4313. Proposals as to land acquisition or construction within district
- § 15.2-4314. Withdrawal of land from a district; termination of a district
- § 15.2-4400. Short title
- § 15.2-4401. Declaration of policy findings and purpose
- § 15.2-4402. Definitions
- § 15.2-4403. Power of participating localities to enact ordinances; application form and fees
- § 15.2-4404. Agricultural and forestal districts advisory committee
- § 15.2-4405. Creation of districts of local significance
- § 15.2-4406. Provisions of district ordinances for districts of local significance
- § 15.2-4407. Withdrawal of land from district of local significance
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 15.2-4500. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Short title
- § 15.2-4501. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Declaration of policy
- § 15.2-4502. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Definitions
- § 15.2-4503. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Conductors, etc., authorized to issue summons
Article 2. CREATION OF DISTRICTS
- § 15.2-4503.1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Northern Virginia Transportation District and Commission
- § 15.2-4504. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Procedure for creation of districts; single jurisdictional districts; application of chapter to port authorities and airport commissions
Article 3. INCORPORATION OF DISTRICT; CREATION, ORGANIZATION, ETC. OF COMMISSION
- § 15.2-4505. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) District a body corporate; name and style
- § 15.2-4506. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Creation of commission to control corporation
- § 15.2-4507. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Members of transportation district commissions
- § 15.2-4508. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Officers of commission
- § 15.2-4509. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Bonds of members
- § 15.2-4510. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Compensation and expenses of members
- § 15.2-4511. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Meetings of commission
- § 15.2-4512. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Quorum and action by commission
- § 15.2-4513. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Funds of commission
- § 15.2-4514. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Accounts and records
Article 4. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION
- § 15.2-4515. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Powers and functions generally
- § 15.2-4516. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Regulation of fares, schedules, franchising agreements and routing of transit facilities
- § 15.2-4517. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Protection of employees of public transportation systems
- § 15.2-4517.1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Background checks of applicants and employees
- § 15.2-4518. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Additional powers
Article 5. FINANCING
- § 15.2-4519. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Authority to issue bonds and other obligations; terms and conditions of bonds; enforcement; exemption from taxation; legal investments
- § 15.2-4520. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Judicial determination of validity of bonds
Article 6. POWERS AND DUTIES OF LOCALITIES; LIABILITY OF COMMONWEALTH AND LOCALITIES
- § 15.2-4521. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Contracts and payment thereof
- § 15.2-4522. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Venue
- § 15.2-4523. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Acquisition of median strips for transit facilities in interstate highways
- § 15.2-4524. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Appropriations
- § 15.2-4525. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Powers granted are in addition to all other powers
- § 15.2-4526. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Liabilities of Commonwealth, counties and cities
Article 7. PLANNING PROCESS AND PROCEDURES
- § 15.2-4527. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Planning process
- § 15.2-4528. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Procedures
Article 8. ENLARGEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISTRICTS
Article 9. WITHDRAWAL FROM TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT
- § 15.2-4530. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Resolution or ordinance
- § 15.2-4531. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Financial obligations
Article 10. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION; TORT LIABILITY
- § 15.2-4532. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Public purpose; exemption from taxation
- § 15.2-4533. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Liability for torts
Article 11. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER
Chapter 46. MULTICOUNTY TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTSChapter 47. TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN INDIVIDUAL LOCALITIES
Chapter 48. VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION SERVICE DISTRICT ACT
Chapter 48.1. NORTHERN VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY [Repealed]
Chapter 48.2. NORTHERN VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
- § 15.2-4829. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Short title
- § 15.2-4830. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Authority created
- § 15.2-4831. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Counties and cities embraced by the Authority
- § 15.2-4832. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Composition of Authority; membership; terms
- § 15.2-4833. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Staff
- § 15.2-4834. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Decisions of Authority
- § 15.2-4835. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Allocation of certain Authority expenses among component counties and cities
- § 15.2-4836. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Payment to members of Authority
- § 15.2-4837. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Formation of advisory committees
- § 15.2-4838. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Responsibilities of Authority for long-range transportation planning
- § 15.2-4838.01. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Fund established
- § 15.2-4838.1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Use of certain revenues by the Authority
- § 15.2-4839. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Authority to issue bonds
- § 15.2-4840. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Other duties and responsibilities of Authority
- § 15.2-4900. Short title
- § 15.2-4901. Purpose of chapter
- § 15.2-4902. Definitions
- § 15.2-4903. Creation of industrial development authorities
- § 15.2-4904. Directors; qualifications; terms; vacancies; compensation and expenses; quorum; records; certification and distribution of report concerning bond issuance
- § 15.2-4905. Powers of authority
- § 15.2-4906. Public hearing and approval
- § 15.2-4907. Fiscal impact statement
- § 15.2-4908. Issuance of bonds, notes and other obligations of authority
- § 15.2-4909. Liability of Commonwealth, political subdivisions, directors and officers
- § 15.2-4910. Security for payment of bonds; default
- § 15.2-4911. Rents, fees and other charges
- § 15.2-4912. Exemption from taxation
- § 15.2-4913. Authority to be nonprofit; excess earnings
- § 15.2-4914. Dissolution of authority; disposition of property
- § 15.2-4915. Bonds as legal investments and lawful security
- § 15.2-4916. Authorities acting jointly
- § 15.2-4917. Facility sites
- § 15.2-4918. Provisions of chapter cumulative; construction
- § 15.2-4919. Powers, etc., severable; provisions of chapter controlling over other statutes and charters
- § 15.2-4920. Validation of creation of authorities, appointment of directors and proceedings; curative resolutions
- § 15.2-5000. Definitions
- § 15.2-5001. Purpose of chapter
- § 15.2-5002. Allocation of state ceiling for 2008 and beyond
- § 15.2-5003. Administration
- § 15.2-5004. Reallocation of bond authority
- § 15.2-5005. Changes by the federal government
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 2. CREATION AND DISSOLUTION OF AUTHORITIES
- § 15.2-5102. One or more localities may create authority
- § 15.2-5102.1. (For contingent expiration, see Editor's note) Hampton Roads area refuse collection and disposal system authority
- § 15.2-5103. Ordinance, agreement or resolution creating authority to include articles of incorporation
- § 15.2-5104. Advertisement of ordinance, agreement or resolution and notice of hearing
- § 15.2-5105. Hearing; referendum
- § 15.2-5106. Voters' petition requesting agreement and referendum
- § 15.2-5107. Filing articles of incorporation
- § 15.2-5108. Issuance of certificate or charter
- § 15.2-5109. Dissolution and termination of authority
Article 3. FUNCTIONS OF AUTHORITIES
- § 15.2-5110. Amendment of articles of incorporation
- § 15.2-5111. Specification of projects
- § 15.2-5112. Joinder of another locality or authority; withdrawal from authority
- § 15.2-5113. Members of authority board; chief administrative or executive officer
- § 15.2-5114. Powers of authority
- § 15.2-5115. Same; contracts relating to use of systems
- § 15.2-5116. Same; effect of annexation
- § 15.2-5117. Same; insurance for employees
- § 15.2-5118. Not Set Out
- § 15.2-5119. Power to provide and operate electric energy systems
- § 15.2-5120. Not Set Out
- § 15.2-5121. Operation of refuse collection systems; displacement of private companies
- § 15.2-5122. Approval for certain water supply impoundment facilities
- § 15.2-5123. Sewage treatment plants to include certain capability
- § 15.2-5124. Delinquent payment of rates and charges
Article 4. FINANCING
- § 15.2-5125. Issuance of revenue bonds
- § 15.2-5126. Time for contesting validity of proposed bond issue; when bonds presumed valid
- § 15.2-5127. Proceeds of bonds
- § 15.2-5128. Interim receipts and temporary bonds; bonds mutilated, lost or destroyed
- § 15.2-5129. Provisions of chapter only requirements for issue
- § 15.2-5130. Limitations in bond resolution or trust agreement
- § 15.2-5131. Bonds not debts of Commonwealth or participating political subdivision
- § 15.2-5132. Exemption from taxation
- § 15.2-5133. Trust agreement; bond resolution
- § 15.2-5134. Disposition of unclaimed funds due on matured bonds or coupons
- § 15.2-5135. Contracts concerning interest rates, currency, cash flow and other basis
- § 15.2-5136. Rates and charges
- § 15.2-5137. Water and sewer connections; exceptions
- § 15.2-5138. Enforcement of charges
- § 15.2-5138.1. Enforcement of certain charges when authority does not provide water services
- § 15.2-5139. Lien for charges
- § 15.2-5140. Trust funds
- § 15.2-5141. Bondholder's remedies
- § 15.2-5142. Refunding bonds
- § 15.2-5143. Purchase in open market or otherwise
- § 15.2-5144. Investment in bonds
- § 15.2-5145. Financial report; authority budget; audit
Article 5. MISCELLANEOUS
- § 15.2-5146. Use of state land
- § 15.2-5147. Powers of localities, etc., to make grants and conveyances to and contracts with authority
- § 15.2-5148. Units may convey property
- § 15.2-5149. Interference with railroad structures
- § 15.2-5150. Creating or joining more than one authority
- § 15.2-5151. Water utilities may act as billing agents
Article 6. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES
- § 15.2-5152. Localities may consider petitions for creation of authority
- § 15.2-5153. Landowners may petition localities
- § 15.2-5154. Contents of petition
- § 15.2-5155. Ordinance or resolution creating authority
- § 15.2-5156. Hearing; notice
- § 15.2-5157. Recording in land records
- § 15.2-5158. Additional powers of community development authorities
- § 15.2-5159. Validation of creation of authorities; bonds issued
- § 15.2-5200. Creation of commission
- § 15.2-5201. Definitions
- § 15.2-5202. When governing bodies may declare need for commission
- § 15.2-5203. Effect of adoption of resolution
- § 15.2-5204. Members of commission; quorum; compensation; expenses; removal and vacancies
- § 15.2-5205. Powers of commission
- § 15.2-5206. Appropriations to commission
- § 15.2-5207. Issuance of bonds by political subdivisions and validation thereof
- § 15.2-5208. Issuance and sale of bonds
- § 15.2-5209. Provisions to secure payment of bonds
- § 15.2-5210. Bonds made legal investments
- § 15.2-5211. Bonds payable from revenues of hospital or health centers
- § 15.2-5212. Property of commission exempt from foreclosure or execution sale and judgment lien
- § 15.2-5213. Receiver
- § 15.2-5214. Eminent domain
- § 15.2-5215. Records and reports
- § 15.2-5216. When court may enter order declaring need for commission no longer exists
- § 15.2-5217. Finality of order; effect
- § 15.2-5218. Appeal from order; supersedeas
- § 15.2-5219. Chapter supplemental; application of other laws; consent of local governing bodies or other agencies not required
Article 1. IN GENERAL
- § 15.2-5300. Finding and declaration of necessity
- § 15.2-5301. Definitions
- § 15.2-5302. Creation of hospital authorities
- § 15.2-5303. Not to function until council declares need
- § 15.2-5304. How need determined
- § 15.2-5305. What constitutes need
- § 15.2-5306. Effect and sufficiency of resolution declaring need
- § 15.2-5307. Appointment, qualifications, tenure and compensation of commissioners
- § 15.2-5308. Officers and agents
- § 15.2-5309. Effect of inclusion of existing hospital
- § 15.2-5310. Authority and commissioners must comply with law and contracts
- § 15.2-5311. Removal of commissioner on charges of mayor
- § 15.2-5312. Removal of commissioner on charges of obligee
- § 15.2-5313. Service on commissioner by mail
- § 15.2-5314. When commissioner deemed to have acquiesced in violation
- § 15.2-5315. Record of removal proceedings
- § 15.2-5316. Removed commissioner may appeal
- § 15.2-5317. Planning and zoning laws
- § 15.2-5318. Reports
- § 15.2-5319. Appropriations by city
- § 15.2-5320. Conveyance, lease or transfers of property by city to authority
- § 15.2-5321. Chapter controlling
Article 2. POWERS
- § 15.2-5322. In general
- § 15.2-5323. Study and investigation concerning plan
- § 15.2-5324. Preparation and operation of hospital projects; facilities relating to health care; additional powers
- § 15.2-5325. Clinics and instruction programs
- § 15.2-5326. Physicians and employees
- § 15.2-5327. Powers of nonstock corporations
- § 15.2-5328. Bylaws and rules and regulations
- § 15.2-5329. Committees
- § 15.2-5330. Construction, repair and management
- § 15.2-5331. Donations
- § 15.2-5332. Regulating practice and nursing in hospital
- § 15.2-5333. Rules as to patients
- § 15.2-5334. Purchases or leases of hospital projects
- § 15.2-5335. Acting with federal government
- § 15.2-5336. Cooperation with subdivision of Commonwealth
- § 15.2-5337. Purchase or lease of property; sale of property
- § 15.2-5338. Owning property
- § 15.2-5339. Borrowing money
- § 15.2-5340. Contracts
- § 15.2-5340.1. Joint ventures; subsidiaries; investments
- § 15.2-5340.2. Insurance
- § 15.2-5341. Rules and regulations not to be inconsistent
- § 15.2-5342. Incidental powers
- § 15.2-5343. Eminent domain
- § 15.2-5344. Contracts with federal government
- § 15.2-5345. Security for funds deposited by authorities; deposit in certain savings accounts, etc., authorized
Article 3. BONDS
- § 15.2-5346. Authority to issue
- § 15.2-5347. How payable
- § 15.2-5348. Commissioners not liable
- § 15.2-5349. Bond indebtedness
- § 15.2-5350. Form
- § 15.2-5351. Sale
- § 15.2-5352. Interim certificates
- § 15.2-5353. Signature of former officers
- § 15.2-5354. Purchase by authority
- § 15.2-5355. Negotiability
- § 15.2-5356. Provisions of bonds and trust indentures
- § 15.2-5357. Further provisions as to trust indenture or bond resolution; security required of depository of proceeds of bonds
- § 15.2-5358. Fees, rents and charges for use of project and facilities; sinking fund
- § 15.2-5359. Moneys received deemed trust funds
- § 15.2-5360. Protection and enforcement of rights and duties under chapter
- § 15.2-5361. Exemption from taxation
- § 15.2-5362. Bonds legal investments; deposit with public agencies
- § 15.2-5363. Chapter supplemental; application of other laws; consent of local governing bodies or other agencies not required
- § 15.2-5364. Severability; liberal construction
Article 4. DISSOLUTION
- § 15.2-5365. Proceedings for dissolution
- § 15.2-5366. When powers and duties cease to exist
- § 15.2-5367. Appeal
- § 15.2-5368. Southwest Virginia Health Authority established
- § 15.2-5369. Definitions
- § 15.2-5370. Directors; qualifications; terms; vacancies
- § 15.2-5371. Decisions of Authority
- § 15.2-5372. Payment to members of Authority
- § 15.2-5373. Executive director; staff
- § 15.2-5374. Powers of Authority
- § 15.2-5375. Appropriations to Authority
- § 15.2-5376. Issuance of bonds by participating localities and validation thereof
- § 15.2-5377. Issuance and sale of bonds
- § 15.2-5378. Provisions to secure payment of bonds
- § 15.2-5379. Bonds made legal investments
- § 15.2-5380. Bonds payable from revenues of hospital or health centers
- § 15.2-5381. Property of Authority exempt from foreclosure or execution sale and judgment lien
- § 15.2-5382. Receiver
- § 15.2-5383. Eminent domain
- § 15.2-5384. Records and reports
- § 15.2-5385. Chapter supplemental; application of other laws; consent of local governing bodies or other agencies not required
- § 15.2-5386. Limitations of the Authority
- § 15.2-5400. Short title
- § 15.2-5401. Intent of General Assembly
- § 15.2-5402. Definitions
- § 15.2-5403. Creation of electric authority; referendum
- § 15.2-5404. Articles of incorporation
- § 15.2-5405. Certificate of incorporation or charter; addition and withdrawal of members; board of directors; indemnification of directors, officers or employees
- § 15.2-5405.1. Applicability of personnel and procurement procedures to certain authorities
- § 15.2-5406. Rights, powers and duties of authority
- § 15.2-5406.1. Retail distribution of electric energy limited to certain authorities
- § 15.2-5406.2. Tort claims against certain authorities
- § 15.2-5407. Membership in more than one authority
- § 15.2-5408. Sale of power and energy, including capacity and output to member governmental units by authority; duration of contracts; source of payments; furnishing of money, property or services by member governmental units
- § 15.2-5409. Sale of capacity and output to nonmembers; limitations
- § 15.2-5410. Contents of agreement as to joint ownership of project; designation of party to agreement as agent for construction, operation and maintenance of project; powers and duties of agent
- § 15.2-5411. Contracts for planning, acquisition, construction, etc., of projects
- § 15.2-5412. Issuance of bonds by authority
- § 15.2-5413. Interim receipts and temporary bonds; lost, stolen and destroyed bonds
- § 15.2-5414. Bonds not debts of Commonwealth or member governmental unit
- § 15.2-5415. Security for bonds; trust agreement; bond resolution
- § 15.2-5416. Rents, rates, fees and other charges
- § 15.2-5417. Moneys received deemed trust funds
- § 15.2-5418. Bondholders' and trustees' remedies
- § 15.2-5419. Refunding bonds
- § 15.2-5420. Status of bonds under Uniform Commercial Code
- § 15.2-5421. Bonds as legal investments and lawful security
- § 15.2-5422. Bonds exempt from taxation
- § 15.2-5423. Payments in lieu of property taxes; license tax
- § 15.2-5423.1. Exemption from taxation for certain authorities
- § 15.2-5424. Transfer, etc., of property of political subdivisions upon request of authority
- § 15.2-5425. Eminent domain
- § 15.2-5426. Annual reports
- § 15.2-5427. Liability of members or officers
- § 15.2-5428. Dissolution of authority
- § 15.2-5429. Legislative consent to application of laws of other states
- § 15.2-5430. Provisions of chapter cumulative; construction
- § 15.2-5431. Severability; provisions of chapter controlling over other statutes and charters
- § 15.2-5431.1. Title of chapter; construction
- § 15.2-5431.2. Definitions
- § 15.2-5431.3. Creation of authority
- § 15.2-5431.4. Resolution creating authority to include articles of incorporation
- § 15.2-5431.5. Advertisement of resolution and notice of hearing
- § 15.2-5431.6. Hearing; referendum
- § 15.2-5431.7. Filing articles of incorporation
- § 15.2-5431.8. Issuance of certificate or charter
- § 15.2-5431.9. Dissolution of authority
- § 15.2-5431.10. Members of authority board; chief administrative or executive officer
- § 15.2-5431.11. Powers of authority
- § 15.2-5431.12. Contracts relating to use of systems
- § 15.2-5431.13. Insurance for employees
- § 15.2-5431.14. Issuance of revenue bonds
- § 15.2-5431.15. Time for contesting validity of proposed bond issue; when bonds presumed valid
- § 15.2-5431.16. Proceeds of bonds
- § 15.2-5431.17. Interim receipts and temporary bonds; bonds mutilated, lost or destroyed
- § 15.2-5431.18. Provisions of chapter only requirements for issue
- § 15.2-5431.19. Limitations in bond resolution or trust agreement
- § 15.2-5431.20. Bonds not debts of Commonwealth or participating political subdivision
- § 15.2-5431.21. Exemption from taxation
- § 15.2-5431.22. Trust agreement; bond resolution
- § 15.2-5431.23. Disposition of unclaimed funds due on matured bonds or coupons
- § 15.2-5431.24. Contracts concerning interest rates, currency, cash flow and other basis
- § 15.2-5431.25. Rates and charges
- § 15.2-5431.26. Enforcement of charges
- § 15.2-5431.27. Lien for charges
- § 15.2-5431.28. Trust funds
- § 15.2-5431.29. Bondholder's remedies
- § 15.2-5431.30. Refunding bonds
- § 15.2-5431.31. Purchase in open market or otherwise
- § 15.2-5431.32. Investment in bonds
- § 15.2-5431.33. Financial report; authority budget; audit
- § 15.2-5431.34. Use of state land
- § 15.2-5431.35. Powers of localities to make grants and conveyances to and contracts with authority
- § 15.2-5431.36. Liability of members or officers
- § 15.2-5431.37. Provisions of chapter cumulative; construction
- § 15.2-5500. Tourism Development Authority established
- § 15.2-5501. Definitions
- § 15.2-5502. Directors; qualifications; terms; vacancies; compensation and expenses; quorum; records; certification and distribution of report concerning bond issuance
- § 15.2-5503. Executive director; staff
- § 15.2-5504. Powers of Authority
- § 15.2-5505. Establishment of local tourism development committees
- § 15.2-5506. Responsibilities and duties; local tourism development committees
- § 15.2-5507. Application for and acceptance of gifts and grants by local tourism development committees
- § 15.2-5508. Powers, etc., severable; provisions of chapter controlling over other statutes and charters
- § 15.2-5509. Definitions
- § 15.2-5510. Southside Virginia Tourism Development Authority created
- § 15.2-5511. Directors; qualifications; terms; vacancies; compensation and expenses; quorum; records; certification and distribution of report concerning bond issuance
- § 15.2-5512. Powers of Authority
- § 15.2-5513. Executive director; staff
- § 15.2-5514. Application for and acceptance of gifts and grants
- § 15.2-5515. Powers, etc., severable; provisions of chapter controlling over other statutes and charters
- § 15.2-5516. Short title
- § 15.2-5517. One or more localities may create authority
- § 15.2-5518. Directors; qualifications; terms; vacancies; compensation and expenses; quorum; records
- § 15.2-5519. Powers of authority
- § 15.2-5520. Liability of authority
- § 15.2-5521. Dissolution of authority; disposition of property
- § 15.2-5522. Powers, etc., severable; provisions of chapter controlling over other statutes and charters
- § 15.2-5600. Short title
- § 15.2-5601. Definitions
- § 15.2-5602. Creation of authorities
- § 15.2-5603. Board to exercise powers of authority
- § 15.2-5604. Powers of authority generally
- § 15.2-5605. Transfers of property, appropriations and contracts by participating localities
- § 15.2-5606. Acquisition, maintenance and operation of projects; revenues from projects
- § 15.2-5607. Authority to issue bonds; source of payment
- § 15.2-5608. Bond resolution; terms, conditions, form and execution of bonds; sale; interim receipts or temporary bonds
- § 15.2-5609. Trust indenture or agreement to secure payment of bonds
- § 15.2-5610. Fees, rents and other charges; reserves
- § 15.2-5611. Moneys received deemed trust funds
- § 15.2-5612. Remedies of bondholders and trustee
- § 15.2-5613. Authority to exercise a governmental function; exemption from taxation
- § 15.2-5614. Bonds legal investments
- § 15.2-5615. Chapter to constitute complete authority for acts authorized; provisions severable; liberal construction
- § 15.2-5616. Dissolution of authority; disposition of property
- § 15.2-5700. Short title; application
- § 15.2-5701. Definitions
- § 15.2-5702. Creation of authorities
- § 15.2-5703. Members of authority; appointment, terms, compensation, etc.; officers, quorum
- § 15.2-5704. Powers of authority
- § 15.2-5705. Violation of rules and regulations
- § 15.2-5706. Appointment of special conservators of the peace
- § 15.2-5707. Recordation of conveyances of real estate to park authorities
- § 15.2-5708. Exemption from taxation
- § 15.2-5709. Rates and charges
- § 15.2-5710. Funds
- § 15.2-5711. Conveyance or lease of park to authority; contract for park services; when referendum required before certain contracts made
- § 15.2-5712. Revenue bonds
- § 15.2-5713. Same; for water or sewer systems, etc
- § 15.2-5714. Bonds mutilated, lost or destroyed
- § 15.2-5800. Definitions; professional baseball games; consent for construction
- § 15.2-5801. Creation of Authority
- § 15.2-5802. Members of Authority; chairman; terms
- § 15.2-5803. Quorum; actions of Authority; meetings
- § 15.2-5804. Executive Director appointment; duties
- § 15.2-5805. Powers
- § 15.2-5806. Public hearings; notice; reports
- § 15.2-5807. Acquisition of property
- § 15.2-5808. Bond issues
- § 15.2-5809. Investments in bonds
- § 15.2-5810. Bonds are tax exempt
- § 15.2-5811. Stadium Authority Financing Fund; use
- § 15.2-5812. Additional duties
- § 15.2-5813. Creation of local advisory boards
- § 15.2-5814. Entitlement to sales tax revenues derived from a major league baseball stadium
- § 15.2-5815. Tax revenues of the Commonwealth or any other political subdivision not pledged
- § 15.2-5816. Cooperation between the Authority and other political subdivisions
- § 15.2-5817. Tort liability
- § 15.2-5818. Tort claims
- § 15.2-5819. Policy statement
- § 15.2-5820. Expired
- § 15.2-5822. Expired
- § 15.2-5900. Definitions
- § 15.2-5901. Creation of Authority
- § 15.2-5902. Members of Authority; chairman; terms
- § 15.2-5903. Quorum; actions of Authority; meetings
- § 15.2-5904. Executive Director appointment; duties
- § 15.2-5905. Powers
- § 15.2-5906. Public hearings; notice; reports
- § 15.2-5907. Acquisition of property
- § 15.2-5908. Bond issues
- § 15.2-5909. Investments in bonds
- § 15.2-5910. Bonds are tax exempt
- § 15.2-5911. Sports Facility Authority Financing Fund; use
- § 15.2-5912. Additional duties
- § 15.2-5913. Creation of local advisory boards
- § 15.2-5914. Entitlement to sales tax revenues derived from a stadium
- § 15.2-5915. Tax revenues of the Commonwealth or any other political subdivision not pledged
- § 15.2-5916. Cooperation between the Authority and other political subdivisions
- § 15.2-5917. Expired
- § 15.2-5921. (Contingent expiration date) Definitions
- § 15.2-5922. (Contingent expiration date) Powers
- § 15.2-5923. (Contingent expiration date) Public hearings; notice; reports
- § 15.2-5924. (Contingent expiration date) Bond issues
- § 15.2-5925. (Contingent expiration date) Arena Financing Fund; use
- § 15.2-5926. (Contingent expiration date) Entitlement to tax revenues derived from the operation of a facility
- § 15.2-5927. (Contingent expiration date) Tax revenues of the Commonwealth or any other political subdivision not pledged
- § 15.2-6000. Authority created; name
- § 15.2-6001. Findings of fact
- § 15.2-6002. Purpose of Authority; performs governmental function
- § 15.2-6003. Board of Authority; members and officers; staff; annual report
- § 15.2-6004. Office of Authority; title to property
- § 15.2-6005. General powers of Authority; regulations; enforcement of statutes, rules, etc
- § 15.2-6006. Further powers
- § 15.2-6007. Acceptance of funds, property and grants or loans
- § 15.2-6008. Forms of accounts and records; audit of same
- § 15.2-6009. Capitalization of Authority
- § 15.2-6010. Proceeds held
- § 15.2-6011. Eligible use of funds
- § 15.2-6012. Dissolution of Authority
- § 15.2-6013. Chapter liberally construed
- § 15.2-6014. Inconsistent laws inapplicable
- § 15.2-6015. City of Norton deemed contributing jurisdiction of Wise County
- § 15.2-6016. Southwest Regional Recreation Authority established
- § 15.2-6017. Definitions
- § 15.2-6018. Board of directors; appointments; terms
- § 15.2-6019. Meetings; decisions of Authority; compensation
- § 15.2-6020. Powers of Authority
- § 15.2-6021. Southwest Regional Recreation Area rangers
- § 15.2-6022. Bonds not a debt of the Commonwealth
- § 15.2-6023. Violation of rules; civil penalties
- § 15.2-6023.1. Additional civil penalties
- § 15.2-6024. Limiting liability
Chapter 62. ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
- § 15.2-6200. Authority created; name
- § 15.2-6201. Not Set Out
- § 15.2-6202. Duties of Authority; governmental functions
- § 15.2-6203. Board of Authority; members and officers; staff; annual report
- § 15.2-6204. Office of Authority; title to property
- § 15.2-6205. General powers of Authority; regulations; enforcement of statutes, rules, etc
- § 15.2-6206. Further powers
- § 15.2-6207. Acceptance of funds, property, grants, or loans
- § 15.2-6208. Eligible use of funds
- § 15.2-6209. Capitalization of Authority
- § 15.2-6210. Proceeds held
- § 15.2-6211. Forms of accounts and records; audit of same
- § 15.2-6212. Dissolution of Authority
- § 15.2-6213. Chapter liberally construed
- § 15.2-6214. Revenue sharing agreements
- § 15.2-6300. Declaration of policy for authorities created by the Governor
- § 15.2-6300.1. Declaration of policy for authorities created by a locality
- § 15.2-6301. Definitions
- § 15.2-6302. Establishment of development authorities
- § 15.2-6303. Authorities to file annual reports
- § 15.2-6304. Board of commissioners; appointment of director, agents and employees
- § 15.2-6304.1. Repealed
- § 15.2-6305. Powers and duties of director
- § 15.2-6306. Principal and branch offices
- § 15.2-6307. Legal services
- § 15.2-6308. Powers of authorities generally
- § 15.2-6308.1. Approval of Governor required
- § 15.2-6309. Two or more authorities may join or cooperate in exercising powers
- § 15.2-6310. Payments to Commonwealth or political subdivisions thereof
- § 15.2-6311. Authorities may borrow money, accept contributions, etc
- § 15.2-6312. Authorities empowered to issue bonds; additional security; liability thereon
- § 15.2-6313. Bonds to be authorized by resolution of board; terms; sale; negotiability; validity
- § 15.2-6314. Exemption from taxation; authorities to be municipal corporate instrumentalities of Commonwealth
- § 15.2-6314.1. Applicability of the Virginia Personnel Act and the Virginia Public Procurement Act
- § 15.2-6315. Provisions for securing payment of bonds
- § 15.2-6316. Rights and remedies of obligees
- § 15.2-6317. Rents, fees and charges; disposition of revenues
- § 15.2-6318. Investment in bonds issued by authorities
- § 15.2-6319. (Effective until July 1, 2016) Dissolution of authority
- § 15.2-6319. (Effective July 1, 2016) Dissolution of authority
- § 15.2-6320. Powers conferred additional and supplemental; severability; liberal construction
- § 15.2-6321. Chapter controlling over inconsistent laws
- § 15.2-6322. Sovereign immunity
- § 15.2-6400. Definitions
- § 15.2-6401. Findings; purpose; governmental functions
- § 15.2-6402. Procedure for creation of authorities
- § 15.2-6403. Board of the authority
- § 15.2-6404. Office of authority; title to property
- § 15.2-6405. Powers of the authority
- § 15.2-6406. Donations to authority; remittance of tax revenue
- § 15.2-6407. Revenue sharing agreements
- § 15.2-6408. Applicability of land use regulations
- § 15.2-6409. Bond issues; contesting validity of bonds
- § 15.2-6410. Investments in bonds
- § 15.2-6411. Bonds exempt from taxation
- § 15.2-6412. Tax revenues of the Commonwealth or any other political subdivision not pledged
- § 15.2-6413. Forms of accounts and records; audit of same
- § 15.2-6414. Tort liability
- § 15.2-6415. Dissolution of authority
- § 15.2-6416. Chapter liberally construed
Chapter 65.1. TOURIST TRAIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
- § 15.2-6550. Tourist Train Development Authority established
- § 15.2-6551. Board of the Authority; qualifications; terms; quorum; records
- § 15.2-6552. Executive director; staff
- § 15.2-6553. Powers of Authority
- § 15.2-6554. Authority of localities
- § 15.2-6600. Title
- § 15.2-6601. Creation; public purpose
- § 15.2-6602. Definitions
- § 15.2-6603. Participating political subdivision
- § 15.2-6604. Appointment of a board of directors
- § 15.2-6605. Organization
- § 15.2-6606. Powers
- § 15.2-6607. Name of authority
- § 15.2-6608. Rules, regulations, and minimum standards
- § 15.2-6609. Reports
- § 15.2-6610. Procurement
- § 15.2-6611. Deposit and investment of funds
- § 15.2-6612. Authority to issue bonds
- § 15.2-6613. Fees, rents, and charges
- § 15.2-6614. Credit of Commonwealth and political subdivisions not pledged
- § 15.2-6615. Directors and persons executing bonds not liable thereon
- § 15.2-6616. Security for payment of bonds; default
- § 15.2-6617. Taxation
- § 15.2-6618. Bonds as legal investments
- § 15.2-6619. Appropriation by political subdivision
- § 15.2-6620. Contracts with political subdivisions
- § 15.2-6621. Agreement with Commonwealth and participating political subdivisions
- § 15.2-6622. Liberal construction
- § 15.2-6623. Application of local ordinances, service charges, and taxes upon leaseholds
- § 15.2-6624. Existing contracts, leases, franchises, etc., not impaired
- § 15.2-6625. Withdrawal of membership
- § 15.2-6626. Title
- § 15.2-6627. Creation; public purpose
- § 15.2-6628. Definitions
- § 15.2-6629. Participating political subdivision
- § 15.2-6630. Appointment of a board of directors
- § 15.2-6631. Organization
- § 15.2-6632. Powers
- § 15.2-6633. Name of Authority
- § 15.2-6634. Rules, regulations, and minimum standards
- § 15.2-6635. Reports
- § 15.2-6636. Procurement
- § 15.2-6637. Deposit and investment of funds
- § 15.2-6638. Authority to issue bonds
- § 15.2-6639. Fees, rents, and charges
- § 15.2-6640. Credit of Commonwealth and political subdivisions not pledged
- § 15.2-6641. Directors and persons executing bonds not liable thereon
- § 15.2-6642. Security for payment of bonds; default
- § 15.2-6643. Taxation
- § 15.2-6644. Bonds as legal investments
- § 15.2-6645. Appropriation by political subdivision
- § 15.2-6646. Contracts with political subdivisions
- § 15.2-6647. Agreement with Commonwealth and participating political subdivisions
- § 15.2-6648. Liberal construction
- § 15.2-6649. Application of local ordinances, service charges, and taxes upon leaseholds
- § 15.2-6650. Existing contracts, leases, franchises, etc., not impaired
- § 15.2-6651. Withdrawal of membership
- § 15.2-6700. Buchanan County Tourist Train Development Authority established
- § 15.2-6701. Board of the Authority; qualifications; terms; quorum; records
- § 15.2-6702. Executive director; staff
- § 15.2-6703. Powers of Authority
- § 15.2-6704. Authority of localities
- § 15.2-6800. Short title
- § 15.2-6801. Authority created
- § 15.2-6802. Counties and cities embraced by the Authority
- § 15.2-6803. Composition of Authority; membership; terms
- § 15.2-6804. Staff
- § 15.2-6805. Decisions of Authority
- § 15.2-6806. Allocation of certain Authority expenses among component members
- § 15.2-6807. Payment to members of Authority
- § 15.2-6808. Formation of advisory committees
- § 15.2-6809. Other duties and responsibilities of Authority
- § 15.2-7000. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Definitions
- § 15.2-7001. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Creation of the Authority
- § 15.2-7002. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Powers of the Authority
- § 15.2-7003. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Issuance of revenue bonds
- § 15.2-7004. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Rates and charges
- § 15.2-7005. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Use of state highway maintenance and construction funds for Authority facilities
- § 15.2-7006. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Refunding bonds
- § 15.2-7007. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Trust agreement
- § 15.2-7008. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Covenants to secure bonds
- § 15.2-7009. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Revenue bonds eligible for investment
- § 15.2-7010. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Authority obligations to be negotiable instruments; enforcement of bonds
- § 15.2-7011. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Exemption from taxation
- § 15.2-7012. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) General powers of City of Richmond and Counties of Henrico and Chesterfield
- § 15.2-7013. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Powers of City of Richmond and Counties of Henrico and Chesterfield with respect to revenue bonds issued by the Authority
- § 15.2-7014. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Powers of the Commonwealth Transportation Board
- § 15.2-7015. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Acquisition of property
- § 15.2-7016. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Transfer to City of Richmond
- § 15.2-7017. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Miscellaneous
- § 15.2-7018. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Approval by Commonwealth Transportation Board
- § 15.2-7019. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Construction; inconsistent laws
- § 15.2-7020. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Constitutional construction
- § 15.2-7021. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Inconsistent laws inapplicable
- § 15.2-7022. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Short title
- § 15.2-7023. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Authority created
- § 15.2-7024. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Powers of the Authority
- § 15.2-7025. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Counties and cities initially embraced by the Authority
- § 15.2-7026. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Joinder of other counties, agencies, institutions, and facilities
- § 15.2-7027. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Governance of Authority; composition; terms
- § 15.2-7028. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Staff
- § 15.2-7029. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Decisions of Authority
- § 15.2-7030. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Allocation of certain Authority expenses
- § 15.2-7031. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Payment to directors of the Authority Board
- § 15.2-7032. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Formation of advisory committees
- § 15.2-7033. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Other duties and responsibilities of Authority
- § 15.2-7034. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Withdrawal from the Authority
- § 15.2-7035. (Repealed effective October 1, 2014) Dissolution of the Authority
- § 15.2-7200. Short title
- § 15.2-7201. Creation; public purpose
- § 15.2-7202. Definitions
- § 15.2-7203. Name of Authority; operating name or names
- § 15.2-7204. Divisions
- § 15.2-7205. Appointment of a Board of Directors
- § 15.2-7206. Organization; compensation
- § 15.2-7207. Powers generally
- § 15.2-7208. Powers
- § 15.2-7209. Authority deemed to be an MLEC
- § 15.2-7210. Transfer of properties and debt
- § 15.2-7211. Reports
- § 15.2-7212. Procurement
- § 15.2-7213. Deposit and investment of funds
- § 15.2-7214. Authority to issue bonds
- § 15.2-7215. Credit of Commonwealth and political subdivisions not pledged
- § 15.2-7216. Directors and persons executing bonds not liable thereon
- § 15.2-7217. Security for payment of bonds; default
- § 15.2-7218. Bonds as legal investments
- § 15.2-7219. Contracts concerning interest rates and investments
- § 15.2-7220. Taxation
- § 15.2-7221. Sovereign immunity
- § 15.2-7222. Appropriation by political subdivision
- § 15.2-7223. Contracts with political subdivisions
- § 15.2-7224. Application of local ordinances, service charges, and taxes upon leaseholds
- § 15.2-7225. Existing contracts, leases, franchises, etc, not impaired
- § 15.2-7226. Liberal construction
Chapter 74. EASTERN SHORE WATER ACCESS AUTHORITY
- § 15.2-7400. Title
- § 15.2-7401. Creation; public purpose
- § 15.2-7402. Definitions
- § 15.2-7403. Participating political subdivision
- § 15.2-7404. Appointment of a board of directors
- § 15.2-7405. Organization
- § 15.2-7406. Powers
- § 15.2-7407. Name of authority
- § 15.2-7408. Rules, regulations, and minimum standards
- § 15.2-7409. Reports
- § 15.2-7410. Procurement
- § 15.2-7411. Deposit and investment of funds
- § 15.2-7412. Authority to issue bonds
- § 15.2-7413. Fees, rents, and charges
- § 15.2-7414. Credit of Commonwealth and political subdivisions not pledged
- § 15.2-7415. Directors and persons executing bonds not liable thereon
- § 15.2-7416. Security for payment of bonds; default
- § 15.2-7417. Taxation
- § 15.2-7418. Bonds as legal investments
- § 15.2-7419. Appropriation by political subdivision
- § 15.2-7420. Contracts with political subdivisions
- § 15.2-7421. Agreement with Commonwealth and participating political subdivisions
- § 15.2-7422. Liberal construction
- § 15.2-7423. Application of local ordinances, service charges, and taxes upon leaseholds
- § 15.2-7424. Existing contracts, leases, franchises, etc., not impaired
- § 15.2-7425. Withdrawal of membership
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