Virginia Statutes
§ 15.2-3603 — Request for charter
Virginia § 15.2-3603
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 15.2COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS
Subtitle IIIBOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS AND CHANGES OF STATUS OF COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS
Ch. 36INCORPORATION OF TOWNS BY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-3603 (2026).
Text
At the session of the General Assembly following its incorporation, the town shall request the General Assembly to grant it a charter.
No judge shall grant a town a charter. Until a town is granted a charter by the General Assembly, the town's affairs shall be conducted exclusively under the provisions of general law.
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Legislative History
1980, c. 45, § 15.1-967.2; 1997, c. 587.
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Advertisement of legal notices on web sites§ 15.2-108
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