Virginia Statutes

§ 55.1-2806 — Boundary lines of certain low grounds on James River a lawful fence

Virginia § 55.1-2806
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 55.1Property and Conveyances
Subtitle VMiscellaneous
Ch. 28Trespasses; Fences
Art. 2What Constitutes Lawful Fence

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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-2806 (2026).

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The owners and occupants of low grounds on either side of the James River in Albemarle, Buckingham, and Goochland Counties, enclosed by lawful fences on the back and hill lands, need not keep up any fence on the boundary lines running across the low grounds to the river, and such boundary lines shall be deemed a lawful fence, except where public roads cross the river or run parallel with its banks.

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Legislative History

Code 1950, § 8-872; 1977, c. 624, § 55-302; 2019, c. 712.

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