Annexation
This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Annexation.” It is part of Title 15.2, titled “Counties, Cities And Towns.” It is part of Subtitle III, titled “Boundary Adjustments And Changes Of Status Of Counties, Cities And Towns.” It is part of Chapter 32, titled “Boundary Changes Of Towns And Cities.” It’s comprised of the following 31 sections.
- § 15.2-3200
- Boundaries of cities and towns to remain as established until changed
- § 15.2-3201
- Temporary restrictions on granting of city charters, filing annexation notices, institutions of annexation proceedings, and county immunity proceedings
- § 15.2-3202
- Ordinance for annexation by city or town; appointment of special court
- § 15.2-3203
- Petition by voters of adjacent territory, or governing body of adjacent county or town, for annexation; voluntary agreement by governing body to reject annexation
- § 15.2-3204
- Notice of motion; service and publication
- § 15.2-3205
- Additional parties
- § 15.2-3206
- Conflicting petitions for same territory; petition seeking territory lying in two or more counties; procedure
- § 15.2-3207
- Pretrial conference; matters considered
- § 15.2-3208
- Assistance of state agencies
- § 15.2-3209
- Hearing and decision
- § 15.2-3210
- Boundary line where territory fronts on river, bay, etc
- § 15.2-3211
- Powers of court and rules of decision; terms and conditions
- § 15.2-3212
- Determination of value of public improvements
- § 15.2-3213
- Declining to accept annexation on terms and conditions imposed by court
- § 15.2-3214
- Costs
- § 15.2-3215
- County reimbursement for town annexation proceedings
- § 15.2-3216
- Proceedings not to fail for technical or procedural defects or errors
- § 15.2-3217
- Court granting annexation to exist for ten years
- § 15.2-3218
- Continued existence of court under certain conditions
- § 15.2-3219
- Reduced taxation on real estate in territory added to corporate limits
- § 15.2-3220
- Mandamus and prohibition
- § 15.2-3221
- Appeals; how heard
- § 15.2-3222
- What order to be entered by Supreme Court
- § 15.2-3223
- What order and proceedings clerk to certify, and where same shall be recorded; fees
- § 15.2-3224
- Commissioner of revenue for the county to certify list of real estate in annexed territory to commissioner of revenue
- § 15.2-3225
- County or district officers resident in annexed territory to remain in office; reelection
- § 15.2-3226
- Redistricting and elections in city or town following annexation; registration and transfer of registration of voters in annexed territory
- § 15.2-3227
- Annexation proceedings final for ten years
- § 15.2-3228
- County not to be reduced to insufficient area, population or sources of revenue
- § 15.2-3229
- Annexation of whole town
- § 15.2-3230
- Article not applicable to consolidation of two cities