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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 328; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1381207,"object_type":"law","relational_id":347630,"identifier":"15.2-2004","token":"15.2\/II\/20\/1\/15.2-2004","url":"\/15.2-2004\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2004\/","token":"15.2\/II\/20\/1\/15.2-2004","dublin_core":{"Title":"Streets, highways, etc., outside a city or town","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2004","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A city<\/span> or town<\/span> may construct, improve and maintain, or aid in the construction, improvement and maintenance of streets, roads, highways, bridges and underpasses outside the city<\/span> or town<\/span> in order<\/span> to facilitate public travel and traffic into and out of the city<\/span> or town<\/span> or any property owned by it outside its boundaries.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTREETS, HIGHWAYS, ETC., OUTSIDE A CITY OR TOWN (\u00a7 15.2-2004)\n\nA city or town may construct, improve and maintain, or aid in the construction,\nimprovement and maintenance of streets, roads, highways, bridges and underpasses\noutside the city or town in order to facilitate public travel and traffic into\nand out of the city or town or any property owned by it outside its boundaries.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-77.54; 1958, c. 328; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-890; 1997,\nc. 587.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}