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For bonds which are not authorized pursuant to a referendum, or for which the authorizing resolution or ordinance is not required to be filed with the circuit court, the contestant shall proceed by filing a motion for judgment within thirty days after the adoption of the authorizing resolution or ordinance. Upon the filing of a motion for judgment, the court shall fix a time and place for hearing the proceeding and shall enter an order requiring the publication of the motion for judgment or a summary of it approved by the court, together with the order setting forth the time and place of the hearing, twice in a newspaper published or having general circulation in the jurisdiction where the issuer is located, with the first notice appearing no more than 28 days before and the second notice appearing no less than seven days before the date fixed for the hearing. In addition to such publication, the plaintiff shall secure personal service on at least one member of the governing body of the issuer.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1298341,"text":"Any person, corporation, or association desiring to contest the issuance of any bonds pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or any other law, general or special, shall proceed by filing a motion for judgment within thirty days after the filing of the resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds with the circuit court having jurisdiction over the issuer, or in contesting the validity of a petition for or the results of a referendum, within thirty days after the date that the result of the election for the issuance of the bonds is certified, in the court having jurisdiction as provided in \u00a7 15.2-2651. For bonds which are not authorized pursuant to a referendum, or for which the authorizing resolution or ordinance is not required to be filed with the circuit court, the contestant shall proceed by filing a motion for judgment within thirty days after the adoption of the authorizing resolution or ordinance. Upon the filing of a motion for judgment, the court shall fix a time and place for hearing the proceeding and shall enter an order requiring the publication of the motion for judgment or a summary of it approved by the court, together with the order setting forth the time and place of the hearing, twice in a newspaper published or having general circulation in the jurisdiction where the issuer is located, with the first notice appearing no more than 28 days before and the second notice appearing no less than seven days before the date fixed for the hearing. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1979, chapter 184; in 1991, chapter 668; in 1994, chapter 714<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 506<\/a> and 507<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 225<\/a> and 242<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":348109,"section_number":"15.2-2654","catch_line":"Reply by party defendant; intervention by interested parties; determination of questions; orders; precedence over other business","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2654\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":348106,"section_number":"15.2-2651","catch_line":"Proceeding by political subdivision to establish validity; procedure; parties defendant","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2651\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1383171,"object_type":"law","relational_id":348108,"identifier":"15.2-2653","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/6\/15.2-2653","url":"\/15.2-2653\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2653\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/6\/15.2-2653","dublin_core":{"Title":"Contesting issuance of bonds; notice and hearing; service on member of governing body, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2653","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person, corporation, or association desiring to contest the issuance of any bonds<\/span><\/span> pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or any other law<\/span>, general or special, shall proceed by filing a motion for judgment<\/span> within thirty days after the filing of the resolution or ordinance<\/span> authorizing the issuance of the bonds<\/span><\/span> with the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> having jurisdiction<\/span> over the issuer, or in contesting the validity of a petition<\/span> for or the results of a referendum<\/span>, within thirty days after the date that the result of the election for the issuance of the bonds<\/span><\/span> is certified, in the court<\/span> having jurisdiction<\/span> as provided in \u00a7 15.2-2651<\/a>. For bonds<\/span><\/span> which are not authorized pursuant to a referendum<\/span>, or for which the authorizing resolution or ordinance<\/span> is not required to be filed with the circuit<\/span> court<\/span>, the contestant shall proceed by filing a motion for judgment<\/span> within thirty days after the adoption of the authorizing resolution or ordinance<\/span>. Upon the filing of a motion for judgment<\/span>, the court<\/span> shall fix a time and place for hearing<\/span> the proceeding and shall enter an order<\/span> requiring the publication of the motion for judgment<\/span> or a summary of it approved by the court<\/span>, together with the order<\/span> setting forth the time and place of the hearing<\/span>, twice in a newspaper published or having general circulation in the jurisdiction<\/span> where the issuer is located, with the first notice appearing no more than 28 days before and the second notice appearing no less than seven days before the date fixed for the hearing<\/span>. In addition to such publication, the plaintiff<\/span> shall secure personal service on at least one member of the governing body<\/span> of the issuer.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTESTING ISSUANCE OF BONDS; NOTICE AND HEARING; SERVICE ON MEMBER OF GOVERNING\nBODY, ETC (\u00a7 15.2-2653)\n\nAny person, corporation, or association desiring to contest the issuance of any\nbonds pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or any other law, general or\nspecial, shall proceed by filing a motion for judgment within thirty days after\nthe filing of the resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds\nwith the circuit court having jurisdiction over the issuer, or in contesting the\nvalidity of a petition for or the results of a referendum, within thirty days\nafter the date that the result of the election for the issuance of the bonds is\ncertified, in the court having jurisdiction as provided in \u00a7 15.2-2651. For\nbonds which are not authorized pursuant to a referendum, or for which the\nauthorizing resolution or ordinance is not required to be filed with the circuit\ncourt, the contestant shall proceed by filing a motion for judgment within\nthirty days after the adoption of the authorizing resolution or ordinance. Upon\nthe filing of a motion for judgment, the court shall fix a time and place for\nhearing the proceeding and shall enter an order requiring the publication of the\nmotion for judgment or a summary of it approved by the court, together with the\norder setting forth the time and place of the hearing, twice in a newspaper\npublished or having general circulation in the jurisdiction where the issuer is\nlocated, with the first notice appearing no more than 28 days before and the\nsecond notice appearing no less than seven days before the date fixed for the\nhearing. In addition to such publication, the plaintiff shall secure personal\nservice on at least one member of the governing body of the issuer.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-666.57; 1958, c. 640; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-216; 1979,\nc. 184; 1991, c. 668, \u00a7 15.1-227.55; 1994, c. 714; 1997, c. 587; 2023, cc. 506,\n507; 2024, cc. 225, 242.","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"}}