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Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-3300 Purposes of chapter
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The purposes of this chapter are: (i) to provide complete immunity from annexation and incorporation of new cities for those counties or tier-cities which by reason of their population density and numbers are providing urban services and (ii) to provide a system by which portions…
Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-3301 Initiation of proceeding for declaration of immunity
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The governing body of any county or tier-city may, by ordinance passed by a recorded affirmative vote of a majority of the members thereof, petition the circuit court for the county for an order declaring the county or tier-city totally or partially immune, as the case may be, fr…
Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-3302 Criteria for total immunity; judicial determination
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A. If, after receipt of a petition for immunity, the circuit court determines that the county or tier-city has a population at the time of the filing of the petition of at least 20,000 persons and a population density of at least 300 persons per square mile, or a minimum populati…
Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-3303 Notice of determination by court; effect on other proceedings
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The clerk of the circuit court shall give notice of the court's determination of a county's or tier-city's eligibility for immunity to any court in which proceedings were stayed pending a determination of county or tier-city immunity. If county or tier-city immunity is granted by…