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Any property owner, taxpayer, citizen or other person in interest may become a party to the proceedings by pleading to the motion for judgment on or before the time set for hearing as provided by \u00a7 15.2-2652 or \u00a7 15.2-2653, or such earlier time as may be specified in the order of the court, or thereafter by intervention upon leave of the court. At the time and place designated in the order for the hearing as provided for in \u00a7 15.2-2652 or \u00a7 15.2-2653, the judge shall proceed to hear and determine all questions of law and fact in the proceeding and may make such orders as to the proceeding and such adjournments as will enable the judge properly to try and determine the proceeding and to render a final decree with the least possible delay. The proceeding shall take precedence over all other business of the court.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1298342,"text":"Any party defendant may reply to the motion for judgment within ten days after its second publication as required by \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-2652 and 15.2-2653 but not thereafter. Any property owner, taxpayer, citizen or other person in interest may become a party to the proceedings by pleading to the motion for judgment on or before the time set for hearing as provided by \u00a7 15.2-2652 or \u00a7 15.2-2653, or such earlier time as may be specified in the order of the court, or thereafter by intervention upon leave of the court. At the time and place designated in the order for the hearing as provided for in \u00a7 15.2-2652 or \u00a7 15.2-2653, the judge shall proceed to hear and determine all questions of law and fact in the proceeding and may make such orders as to the proceeding and such adjournments as will enable the judge properly to try and determine the proceeding and to render a final decree with the least possible delay. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":348107,"section_number":"15.2-2652","catch_line":"Service by publication of motion for judgment; parties defendant","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2652\/"},{"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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1383175,"object_type":"law","relational_id":348109,"identifier":"15.2-2654","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/6\/15.2-2654","url":"\/15.2-2654\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2654\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/6\/15.2-2654","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reply by party defendant; intervention by interested parties; determination of questions; orders; precedence over other business","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2654","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any party<\/span> defendant<\/span> may reply to the motion for judgment<\/span> within ten days after its second publication as required by \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-2652<\/a> and 15.2-2653<\/a> but not thereafter. Any property owner, taxpayer, citizen or other person in interest may become a party<\/span> to the proceedings by pleading to the motion for judgment<\/span> on or before the time set for hearing<\/span> as provided by \u00a7 15.2-2652<\/a> or \u00a7 15.2-2653<\/a>, or such earlier time as may be specified in the order<\/span> of the court<\/span>, or thereafter by intervention upon leave of the court<\/span>. At the time and place designated in the order<\/span> for the hearing<\/span> as provided for in \u00a7 15.2-2652<\/a> or \u00a7 15.2-2653<\/a>, the judge<\/span> shall proceed to hear and determine all questions of law<\/span> and fact<\/span> in the proceeding and may make such orders<\/span> as to the proceeding and such adjournments as will enable the judge<\/span> properly to try and determine the proceeding and to render a final decree<\/span> with the least possible delay. The proceeding shall take precedence over all other business of the court<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPLY BY PARTY DEFENDANT; INTERVENTION BY INTERESTED PARTIES; DETERMINATION OF\nQUESTIONS; ORDERS; PRECEDENCE OVER OTHER BUSINESS (\u00a7 15.2-2654)\n\nAny party defendant may reply to the motion for judgment within ten days after\nits second publication as required by \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-2652 and 15.2-2653 but not\nthereafter. Any property owner, taxpayer, citizen or other person in interest\nmay become a party to the proceedings by pleading to the motion for judgment on\nor before the time set for hearing as provided by \u00a7 15.2-2652 or \u00a7 15.2-2653,\nor such earlier time as may be specified in the order of the court, or\nthereafter by intervention upon leave of the court. At the time and place\ndesignated in the order for the hearing as provided for in \u00a7 15.2-2652 or \u00a7\n15.2-2653, the judge shall proceed to hear and determine all questions of law\nand fact in the proceeding and may make such orders as to the proceeding and\nsuch adjournments as will enable the judge properly to try and determine the\nproceeding and to render a final decree with the least possible delay. The\nproceeding shall take precedence over all other business of the court.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-666.58; 1958, c. 640; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-217; 1991,\nc. 668, \u00a7 15.1-227.56; 1997, c. 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"}}