Virginia Statutes
§ 33.2-917 — Petition for abandonment
Virginia § 33.2-917
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 33.2HIGHWAYS AND OTHER SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Subtitle IIMODES OF TRANSPORTATION: HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, FERRIES, RAIL, AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Ch. 9ABANDONMENT AND DISCONTINUANCE OF HIGHWAYS AND ROADS
Art. 3ABANDONMENT OF ROADS NOT IN PRIMARY OR SECONDARY STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-917 (2026).
Text
Any person desiring to have a road abandoned may petition the governing body to abandon such road by filing the petition and a reasonably accurate plat and description of the section proposed to be abandoned with the governing body and in the clerk's office of the county. The governing body may proceed to have such road abandoned as provided in this article, but the expenses shall be borne by the petitioner.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 33-76.16; 1950, p. 735; 1970, c. 322, § 33.1-159; 2014, c. 805.
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 33.2-917, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/33.2/33.2-917.