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Virginia Statutes, Title 15.2

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Title 15.2, Title 15.2. Counties, Cities and Towns

73 chapters · 2,280 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 15.22,280 Ch 22, Chapter 22. Planning, Subdivision of…202 Ch 9, Chapter 9. General Powers of Local G…136 Ch 21, Chapter 21. Franchises; Sale and Lea…108 Ch 16, Chapter 16. Local Constitutional Off…105 Ch 53, Chapter 53. Hospital Authorities.90 Ch 54, Chapter 54. Electric Authorities Act.76 Ch 15, Chapter 15. Local Government Personn…72 Ch 24, Chapter 24. Service Districts; Taxes…67 Ch 26, Chapter 26. Public Finance Act.64 Ch 8, Chapter 8. Urban County Executive Fo…62 Ch 51, Chapter 51. Virginia Water and Waste…61 Ch 7, Chapter 7. County Manager Plan of Go…60 Ch 17, Chapter 17. Police and Public Order.58 Ch 12, Chapter 12. General Powers and Proce…54

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Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-3700 Towns may annul charters
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A town may annul its charter in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-3701 Agreement required
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Before initiating proceedings pursuant to this chapter, a town council shall enter into an agreement with the board of supervisors of the county or counties within which the town is located. The agreement shall provide for the transfer to the county or counties of all of the reve…
Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-3702 Ordinance required
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After the agreement required by § 15.2-3701 has been reached, the town council may, by ordinance passed by a recorded majority vote of all the members thereof, petition the circuit court for the county or counties in which the town is located for an order requiring a referendum o…
Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-3703 Notice of motion; service and publication; docketing
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Upon adoption of the ordinance required by § 15.2-3702, the town shall serve notice on the attorney for the Commonwealth, or on the county attorney, if there is one, and on the chairman of the governing body of the county or counties in which the town is located that it will, on …

Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-3704 Order for election; conduct of election

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When publication of the notice and ordinance is completed, the circuit court shall by order issued in accordance with § 24.2-684 require the regular election officers of the county or counties in which the town is located to open the polls on the day fixed in the order and take t…

Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-3705 Results of election

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The ballots shall be counted and returns made and canvassed as in other elections and the results certified by the secretary of the electoral board to the judge of the circuit court. If the report of the secretary of the electoral board shows that a majority of the qualified vote…

Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-3706 Annulment of surrendered charter

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Upon the effective date of the annulment, the town charter which is surrendered by the ordinance shall be annulled. The terms and conditions of the contract with the county or counties in which the town is located required by § 15.2-3701 shall be a binding and irrevocable contrac…

Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-3707 General effect of annulment

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Upon the effective date of annulment, the town shall terminate, as shall the terms of office and the rights, powers, duties and compensation of the officers, agents and employees of the town.

Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-3708 Transfer of property and indebtedness

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Upon the effective date of annulment, the title to all property, real and personal, tangible and intangible, of the former town shall be vested in, and the indebtedness become a debt of, the county or counties in which the town was located without any further act or deed.

Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-3709 Special debt district

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If so provided in the agreement required by § 15.2-3701, the territory constituting the former town may be a special debt district for the purpose of repaying all or part of the existing indebtedness chargeable to the town before annulment. A special tax on real property within t…

Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-3710 Records and documents

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All records and documents of the former town shall pass to and be held by the county or counties in which the town was located which shall be responsible for the preservation, maintenance and custody of these records and documents.

Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-3711 Effect on pending suits

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If at the time of annulment there are any pending actions or proceedings by or against the town, or if after the effective date of annulment an action or proceeding out of a cause of action which arose prior to the time of annulment, which but for the annulment would have been by…

Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-3712 Repeal of charter

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After a town charter has been annulled in accordance with this chapter, the local governing body of the county or counties in which the town was located shall make a request to a state legislator representing that county that the General Assembly repeal the town charter at the ne…