CODE OF VIRGINIA

ORDINANCE PETITIONING COURT TO DECLARE ELIGIBILITY (§ 15.2-3901)

The governing body of any county may, by ordinance passed by a recorded majority
vote of all the members thereof, petition the circuit court for the county,
alleging that the county meets the criteria set out in § 15.2-3907, for an
order declaring the county eligible for city status. The circuit court with
which the petition is filed shall notify the Supreme Court, which shall appoint
a special court to hear the case as prescribed by Chapter 30 (§ 15.2-3000 et
seq.) of this title.

HISTORY: 1979, c. 85, § 15.1-977.2; 1997, c. 587.