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2019 Code of Virginia
Title 25.1 - Eminent Domain
Chapter 2 - Condemnation Procedures
Article 1. General Provisions
- § 25.1-200. Chapter controls condemnation proceedings
- § 25.1-201. Jurisdiction of condemnation proceedings
- § 25.1-202. Nature of proceedings
- § 25.1-203. Authority of certain condemnors to inspect property; reimbursement for damages; notice prior to entry
- § 25.1-204. Effort to purchase required; prerequisite to effort to purchase or filing certificate
Article 2. Condemnation Proceedings
- § 25.1-205. Commencement of proceedings
- § 25.1-205.1. Mandatory dispute resolution orientation session
- § 25.1-206. Petition for condemnation
- § 25.1-207. Inclusion in petition of request for right of entry
- § 25.1-208. Joinder of separate parcels
- § 25.1-209. Notice of filing of petition
- § 25.1-210. Service of notice by order of publication; mailing copy of notice by publication
- § 25.1-211. Form of notice by publication
- § 25.1-212. Personal service of notice on nonresident owner
- § 25.1-213. Filing an answer and grounds of defense; election of commissioners or jury
- § 25.1-214. Failure of owner to file answer and grounds of defense
- § 25.1-215. No notice required where owner is a person under a disability; appointment of guardian ad litem
- § 25.1-216. Amendments to pleadings
- § 25.1-217. Substitution of party where owner becomes incapable of defending
- § 25.1-218. Intervention in proceedings
- § 25.1-219. Pretrial settlement conference; determination of preliminary issues; fixing date of trial on issue of just compensation
- § 25.1-220. Who determines issue of just compensation
- § 25.1-221. Consolidation of petitions for trial
- § 25.1-222. Proceedings not to be delayed by claims with respect to ownership of property
Article 3. Right of Entry After Filing Petition
- § 25.1-223. Right to enter upon property
- § 25.1-224. Conditions upon entry; bonding; withdrawal of share by owner
- § 25.1-225. Abandonment of proceedings after entry upon property
Article 4. Determination of Just Compensation by Commissioners
- § 25.1-226. Repealed
- § 25.1-227.1. Qualifications of commissioners
- § 25.1-227.2. Empanelment of commissioners
Article 5. Determination of Just Compensation by Jurors
Article 6. Provisions Applicable to Determinations of Just Compensation
- § 25.1-230. Measure of just compensation; oaths of members of body determining just compensation
- § 25.1-230.1. Lost access and lost profits
- § 25.1-231. View of property
- § 25.1-232. Testimony on issues; report on just compensation
- § 25.1-233. Confirmation of report; exceptions to report
- § 25.1-234. Participation by certain tenants in proceedings to determine just compensation
- § 25.1-235. Compensation of commissioners or jurors
- § 25.1-236. Contracts made part of report
Article 7. Judgment and Post-Judgment Procedure
- § 25.1-237. Payment of compensation and damages into court; vesting of title
- § 25.1-238. Petitioner may begin work during pendency of proceedings; injunction prohibited
- § 25.1-239. Finality of order confirming, altering or modifying report; appeal
- § 25.1-240. Distribution of money paid into court
- § 25.1-241. Hearing on controversy among claimants to money paid into court
- § 25.1-242. Appointment of other body to determine just compensation when new trial ordered; costs of new trial
- § 25.1-243. Withdrawal pendente lite of money paid into court
- § 25.1-244. Interest on award; entry of judgment for award and interest
- § 25.1-245. Costs; public service company, etc.
- § 25.1-245.1. Costs
- § 25.1-246. When sheriff to remove forcible resistance to entry
- § 25.1-247. Recordation of orders, judgments and proceedings; costs
- § 25.1-247.1. Distribution of funds to owner or owner's attorney
Article 8. Dismissal of Proceedings
- § 25.1-248. Dismissal of proceedings prior to trial on issue of just compensation
- § 25.1-249. Dismissal of proceedings after commencement of trial on issue of just compensation
- § 25.1-250. Effect of failure of petitioner to pay award; expenses
- § 25.1-251. Dismissal of proceedings by stipulation of parties; effect of dismissal; dropping parties
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