§ 27-6 Repealed.
§ 27-6.01 Definitions.
§ 27-6.02 Provision of firefighting services.
§ 27-6.1 Establishment of fire department; chiefs, officers, and employees.
§ 27-6.2 Applicant preemployment information with fire departments.
§ 27-7 Bylaws of fire department; compensation of officers and employees; information on check stubs, time cards, etc.
§ 27-8 Who may form a fire company; limit on number of persons in combined companies.
§ 27-8.1 Repealed.
§ 27-9 Organization of fire company.
§ 27-10 Dissolution of fire company.
§ 27-11 Duty of members on alarm of fire or call of a medical emergency.
§ 27-12 Repealed.
§ 27-13 Appointment of chief and other officers.
§ 27-14 Ordinances as to fire departments and fire companies.
§ 27-15 Repealed.
§ 27-15.1 Authority of chief or other officer in charge when answering alarm; penalty for refusal to obey orders.
§ 27-15.1:1 Penalty for refusing or neglecting to obey order of chief or other officer in command.
§ 27-15.2 Purchase, maintenance, etc., of equipment; donated equipment.
§ 27-15.3 Purchase of service-issued boots or helmet by certain firefighters.
§ 27-16 Repealed.
§ 27-17 Entry of buildings on fire and premises adjoining.
§ 27-17.1 Remaining on premises after fire extinguished.
§ 27-18 Repealed.
§ 27-19 Repealed.
§ 27-20 Destruction of property to prevent spread of fire.
§ 27-21 Owner may recover amount of actual damage.
§ 27-22 But not for property which would have been destroyed by the fire.
§ 27-23 Repealed.
§ 27-23.1 Establishment of fire zones or districts; tax levies.
§ 27-23.2 Advances by city or county to fire zone or district.
§ 27-23.3 Reimbursement for advances.
§ 27-23.4 Validation of prior advances.
§ 27-23.5 Exclusion of certain areas from fire zones or districts and exemption of such areas from certain levies.
§ 27-23.6 Repealed.
§ 27-23.7 Special levy for fire protection in certain counties.
§ 27-23.8 Trial board for members of fire departments in certain counties.
§ 27-23.9 Supervision and control of joint services of fire companies or departments.
§ 27-23.10 Ordinances to effectuate purposes of § 27-23.9.
§ 27-23.11 Firefighter electric vehicles fire training.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 27 > Chapter 2 > Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties, Cities and Towns.

  • 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
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
  • inhabitants: means with reference to any county, city, town, political subdivision of the Commonwealth or any combination thereof, the natural persons in such county, city, town, political subdivision or combination as shown by the unadjusted United States decennial census last preceding the time at which any provision dependent upon population is being applied or the time as of which it is being construed. See Virginia Code 1-235
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • Town: means any existing town or an incorporated community within one or more counties which became a town before noon, July 1, 1971, as provided by law or which has within defined boundaries a population of 1,000 or more and which has become a town as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-254
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.