Virginia Code 15.2-4002: Report from Commission to be certified to circuit court; appointment of special court
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When the governing body of any city receives a report compiled pursuant to § 15.2-4001 from the Commission on Local Government concluding that the city does not meet the requirements for city status under Article VII, § 1 of the Constitution of Virginia, it shall petition the circuit court for the city for a determination of city status. All adjoining counties shall be given notice of the petition.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 15.2-4002
- City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
- Governing body: means the board of supervisors of a county, council of a city, or council of a town, as the context may require. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
- local government: shall be construed to mean a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
- Supreme Court: means the Supreme Court of Virginia. See Virginia Code 1-249
The circuit court with which the petition is filed shall notify the Supreme Court, which shall appoint a special court to hear the case as prescribed by Chapter 30 (§ 15.2-3000 et seq.) of this title.
1971, Ex. Sess., c. 140, § 15.1-965.3; 1997, c. 587.