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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 587<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":151289,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80591,"identifier":"15.2-101","token":"15.2\/I\/1\/15.2-101","url":"\/15.2-101\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-101\/","token":"15.2\/I\/1\/15.2-101","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certain laws and ordinances not affected by repeal of Title 15.1; validation of laws and ordinances adopted under \u00a7 15.1-522","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-101","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The repeal of Title 15.1 effective as of December 1, 1997, shall not affect the powers of any locality<\/span> with respect to any ordinance<\/span>, resolution or by-law<\/span> adopted and not repealed or rescinded prior to such date. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The repeal of § 15.1-522 by this title shall not affect the exercise, by ordinance<\/span> or otherwise, of any power conferred by this section upon any county<\/span> which on November 30, 1997, was vested with such power and on or before such date exercised the power; and every power so conferred, vested and exercised is hereby continued in such cases. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> For the purposes of this section, all laws<\/span> and ordinances<\/span> heretofore adopted by any county<\/span> authorized to adopt such law<\/span> or ordinance<\/span> under former § 15.1-522 are hereby ratified, validated and confirmed, notwithstanding noncompliance with any technical requirement of such section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTAIN LAWS AND ORDINANCES NOT AFFECTED BY REPEAL OF TITLE 15.1; VALIDATION OF\nLAWS AND ORDINANCES ADOPTED UNDER \u00a7 15.1-522 (\u00a7 15.2-101)\n\nA. The repeal of Title 15.1 effective as of December 1, 1997, shall not affect\nthe powers of any locality with respect to any ordinance, resolution or by-law\nadopted and not repealed or rescinded prior to such date.\n\nB. The repeal of § 15.1-522 by this title shall not affect the exercise, by\nordinance or otherwise, of any power conferred by this section upon any county\nwhich on November 30, 1997, was vested with such power and on or before such\ndate exercised the power; and every power so conferred, vested and exercised is\nhereby continued in such cases.\n\nC. For the purposes of this section, all laws and ordinances heretofore adopted\nby any county authorized to adopt such law or ordinance under former §\n15.1-522 are hereby ratified, validated and confirmed, notwithstanding\nnoncompliance with any technical requirement of such section.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 587.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}