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The proceeding shall be brought by filing a motion for judgment describing the bonds and the proceedings taken in connection with their issuance and alleging that the bonds when issued shall be valid and legal obligations of the issuer. In the motion for judgment the taxpayers, property owners and citizens of the jurisdiction where the issuer is located, including nonresidents owning property in or subject to taxation by it, and all other persons interested in or affected in any way by the issuance of the bonds shall be made parties defendant.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1298338,"text":"The governing body of any locality or other political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of the Commonwealth or of any locality proposing to issue bonds may bring at any time a proceeding in any court of the county or city having general jurisdiction and in which the issuer is located to establish the validity of the bonds, the legality of all proceedings taken in connection with the authorization or issuance of the bonds, the validity of the tax or other means provided for the payment of the bonds, and the validity of all pledges of revenues and of all covenants and provisions which constitute a part of the contract between the issuer and the owners of the bonds. The proceeding shall be brought by filing a motion for judgment describing the bonds and the proceedings taken in connection with their issuance and alleging that the bonds when issued shall be valid and legal obligations of the issuer. In the motion for judgment the taxpayers, property owners and citizens of the jurisdiction where the issuer is located, including nonresidents owning property in or subject to taxation by it, and all other persons interested in or affected in any way by the issuance of the bonds shall be made parties defendant.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":49932,"edition_id":2,"name":"Judicial Determination of Validity of Bonds","identifier":"6","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":6,"parent_id":49926,"metadata":{"child_laws":9,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:18:29","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:29:41","permalink":{"id":1383157,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49932,"identifier":"6","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/6","url":"\/15.2\/II\/26\/6\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":49926,"edition_id":2,"name":"Public Finance Act","identifier":"26","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":21,"parent_id":49834,"metadata":{"child_laws":64,"child_structures":7},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:18:24","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:29:39","permalink":{"id":1382945,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49926,"identifier":"26","token":"15.2\/II\/26","url":"\/15.2\/II\/26\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":49834,"edition_id":2,"name":"Powers of Local Government","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":2,"parent_id":49831,"metadata":{"child_laws":1081,"child_structures":112},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:16:24","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:29:25","permalink":{"id":1379371,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49834,"identifier":"II","token":"15.2\/II","url":"\/15.2\/II\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":49831,"edition_id":2,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":46,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":2297,"child_structures":225},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:16:22","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:29:22","permalink":{"id":1378281,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49831,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":348105,"structure_id":49932,"section_number":"15.2-2650","catch_line":"Article controlling as to proceedings involving validity","url":"\/15.2-2650\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/6\/15.2-2650","metadata":false},{"id":348106,"structure_id":49932,"section_number":"15.2-2651","catch_line":"Proceeding by political subdivision to establish validity; procedure; parties defendant","url":"\/15.2-2651\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/6\/15.2-2651","metadata":false},{"id":348107,"structure_id":49932,"section_number":"15.2-2652","catch_line":"Service by publication of motion for judgment; parties defendant","url":"\/15.2-2652\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/6\/15.2-2652","metadata":false},{"id":348108,"structure_id":49932,"section_number":"15.2-2653","catch_line":"Contesting issuance of bonds; notice and hearing; service on member of governing body, etc","url":"\/15.2-2653\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/6\/15.2-2653","metadata":false},{"id":348109,"structure_id":49932,"section_number":"15.2-2654","catch_line":"Reply by party defendant; intervention by interested parties; determination of questions; orders; precedence over other business","url":"\/15.2-2654\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/6\/15.2-2654","metadata":false},{"id":348110,"structure_id":49932,"section_number":"15.2-2655","catch_line":"Consolidation of actions or proceedings","url":"\/15.2-2655\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/6\/15.2-2655","metadata":false},{"id":348111,"structure_id":49932,"section_number":"15.2-2656","catch_line":"Appeals","url":"\/15.2-2656\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/6\/15.2-2656","metadata":false},{"id":348112,"structure_id":49932,"section_number":"15.2-2657","catch_line":"Decree validating bonds binding and conclusive","url":"\/15.2-2657\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/6\/15.2-2657","metadata":false},{"id":348113,"structure_id":49932,"section_number":"15.2-2658","catch_line":"Bonds invalidated only for substantial defects, etc.; matters of form disregarded","url":"\/15.2-2658\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/6\/15.2-2658","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":348105,"structure_id":49932,"section_number":"15.2-2650","catch_line":"Article controlling as to proceedings involving validity","url":"\/15.2-2650\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/6\/15.2-2650","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":348107,"structure_id":49932,"section_number":"15.2-2652","catch_line":"Service by publication of motion for judgment; parties defendant","url":"\/15.2-2652\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/6\/15.2-2652","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/15.2-2651\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 640; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1991, chapter 668; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 570<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":348108,"section_number":"15.2-2653","catch_line":"Contesting issuance of bonds; notice and hearing; service on member of governing body, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2653\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1383163,"object_type":"law","relational_id":348106,"identifier":"15.2-2651","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/6\/15.2-2651","url":"\/15.2-2651\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2651\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/6\/15.2-2651","dublin_core":{"Title":"Proceeding by political subdivision to establish validity; procedure; parties defendant","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2651","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The governing body<\/span> of any locality<\/span> or other political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of the Commonwealth or of any locality<\/span> proposing to issue<\/span> bonds<\/span><\/span> may bring at any time a proceeding in any court<\/span> of the county<\/span> or city<\/span> having general jurisdiction<\/span> and in which the issuer is located to establish the validity of the bonds<\/span><\/span>, the legality of all proceedings taken in connection with the authorization or issuance of the bonds<\/span><\/span>, the validity of the tax or other means provided for the payment of the bonds<\/span><\/span>, and the validity of all pledges of revenues and of all covenants and provisions which constitute a part of the contract<\/span> between the issuer and the owners of the bonds<\/span><\/span>. The proceeding shall be brought by filing a motion for judgment<\/span> describing the bonds<\/span><\/span> and the proceedings taken in connection with their issuance and alleging that the bonds<\/span><\/span> when issued shall be valid and legal obligations of the issuer. In the motion for judgment<\/span> the taxpayers, property owners and citizens of the jurisdiction<\/span> where the issuer is located, including nonresidents owning property in or subject to taxation by it, and all other persons interested in or affected in any way by the issuance of the bonds<\/span><\/span> shall be made parties defendant<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEEDING BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TO ESTABLISH VALIDITY; PROCEDURE; PARTIES\nDEFENDANT (\u00a7 15.2-2651)\n\nThe governing body of any locality or other political subdivision, agency or\ninstrumentality of the Commonwealth or of any locality proposing to issue bonds\nmay bring at any time a proceeding in any court of the county or city having\ngeneral jurisdiction and in which the issuer is located to establish the\nvalidity of the bonds, the legality of all proceedings taken in connection with\nthe authorization or issuance of the bonds, the validity of the tax or other\nmeans provided for the payment of the bonds, and the validity of all pledges of\nrevenues and of all covenants and provisions which constitute a part of the\ncontract between the issuer and the owners of the bonds. The proceeding shall be\nbrought by filing a motion for judgment describing the bonds and the proceedings\ntaken in connection with their issuance and alleging that the bonds when issued\nshall be valid and legal obligations of the issuer. In the motion for judgment\nthe taxpayers, property owners and citizens of the jurisdiction where the issuer\nis located, including nonresidents owning property in or subject to taxation by\nit, and all other persons interested in or affected in any way by the issuance\nof the bonds shall be made parties defendant.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-666.55; 1958, c. 640; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-214; 1991,\nc. 668, \u00a7 15.1-227.53; 1997, c. 587; 2003, c. 570.","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"}}