Transition of City to Town Status

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This is Chapter 41 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Transition of City to Town Status.” It is part of Subtitle III “Boundary Adjustments and Changes of Status of Counties, Cities and Towns”, which is part of Title 15.2 “Counties, Cities and Towns”.

It’s comprised of the following 22 sections.

§ 15.2-4100 City may change to town status
§ 15.2-4101 Ordinance petitioning court for town status; notice of motion
§ 15.2-4102 Citizen petition for town status
§ 15.2-4103 Parties
§ 15.2-4104 Time limit for intervenors; publication of order
§ 15.2-4105 Pretrial conference; matters considered
§ 15.2-4106 Hearing and decision by court
§ 15.2-4107 Assistance of state agencies
§ 15.2-4108 Appeals
§ 15.2-4109 Declining a grant of town status
§ 15.2-4110 Proceedings final for five years
§ 15.2-4111 Effective date of transition
§ 15.2-4112 Charter for resulting town
§ 15.2-4113 Restriction on subsequent change in status
§ 15.2-4114 Liabilities and assets of such city
§ 15.2-4115 Effect when city becomes town; officers
§ 15.2-4115.1 Disposition of police department or sheriff's department motorcycles
§ 15.2-4116 Library aid continued
§ 15.2-4117 Temporary restriction on annexation
§ 15.2-4118 Effect on pending suits
§ 15.2-4119 Effect on jurisdiction of courts
§ 15.2-4120 Court granting transition to town status to exist for 10 years