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Any locality having a common boundary or other person affected by the proceedings may appear and shall be made a party to the case.","text":{"0":{"id":"2514392","text":"In any proceedings instituted under the provisions of this chapter, any voter or property owner or person having an interest in the county may by petition become a party to the proceedings. Any locality having a common boundary or other person affected by the proceedings may appear and shall be made a party to the case.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":{"1":{"id":"559","name":"Transition Of Counties To Cities","identifier":"39","label":"chapter","url":"\/15.2\/III\/39\/"},"2":{"id":"147","name":"Boundary Adjustments And Changes Of Status Of Counties, Cities And Towns","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","url":"\/15.2\/III\/"},"3":{"id":"46","name":"Counties, Cities And Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","url":"\/15.2\/"}},"structure_contents":{"0":{"id":"768117","structure_id":"559","section_number":"15.2-3900","catch_line":"Transition authorized","url":"\/15.2-3900\/","token":"15.2\/III\/39\/15.2-3900"},"1":{"id":"765359","structure_id":"559","section_number":"15.2-3901","catch_line":"Ordinance petitioning court to declare eligibility","url":"\/15.2-3901\/","token":"15.2\/III\/39\/15.2-3901"},"2":{"id":"774848","structure_id":"559","section_number":"15.2-3902","catch_line":"Moratorium on annexation suits pending transition to city","url":"\/15.2-3902\/","token":"15.2\/III\/39\/15.2-3902"},"3":{"id":"785429","structure_id":"559","section_number":"15.2-3903","catch_line":"Notice of motion; 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publication of order","url":"\/15.2-3905\/","token":"15.2\/III\/39\/15.2-3905"},"references":false,"formats":{"txt":"\/15.2-3904.txt","json":"\/15.2-3904.json","xml":"\/15.2-3904.xml"},"dublin_core":{"Title":"Parties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-3904","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPARTIES (\u00a7 15.2-3904)\n\nIn any proceedings instituted under the provisions of this chapter, any voter or\nproperty owner or person having an interest in the county may by petition become\na party to the proceedings. Any locality having a common boundary or other\nperson affected by the proceedings may appear and shall be made a party to the\ncase.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 85, \u00a7 15.1-977.5; 1997, c. 587."}