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The advertising requirements of subsection F of \u00a7 15.2-1427, or \u00a7 15.2-2204, as appropriate, shall apply.\n\t\tA designation of the place or places where the complete ordinance and information concerning the documentation for the proposed fee, levy or increase shall be available for examination by the public no later than the time of the first publication.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":258706,"text":"All levies and fees imposed or increased by a locality pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 21 (\u00a7 15.2-2100 et seq.) or 22 (\u00a7 15.2-2200 et seq.) shall be adopted by ordinance. The advertising requirements of subsection F of \u00a7 15.2-1427, or \u00a7 15.2-2204, as appropriate, shall apply.\n\t\tA designation of the place or places where the complete ordinance and information concerning the documentation for the proposed fee, levy or increase shall be available for examination by the public no later than the time of the first publication.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13710,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13138,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:37","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:37","permalink":{"id":151283,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13710,"identifier":"1","token":"15.2\/I\/1","url":"\/15.2\/I\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13138,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions; Charters; Other Forms and Organization of Counties","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:20","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:20","permalink":{"id":151281,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13138,"identifier":"I","token":"15.2\/I","url":"\/15.2\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12720,"edition_id":1,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":151279,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12720,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":83239,"structure_id":13710,"section_number":"15.2-100","catch_line":"Charter powers not affected by title","url":"\/15.2-100\/","token":"15.2\/I\/1\/15.2-100","metadata":false},{"id":80591,"structure_id":13710,"section_number":"15.2-101","catch_line":"Certain laws and ordinances not affected by repeal of Title 15.1; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 389 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. Unfortunately, the 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>; in 2005, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0072\">72<\/a>; in 2024, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0225\">225<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0242\">242<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65433,"section_number":"15.2-1427","catch_line":"Adoption of ordinances and resolutions generally; amending or repealing ordinances","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1427\/"},{"id":71724,"section_number":"15.2-2100","catch_line":"Restrictions on selling certain municipal public property and granting franchises","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2100\/"},{"id":67218,"section_number":"15.2-2200","catch_line":"Declaration of legislative intent","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2200\/"},{"id":73996,"section_number":"15.2-2204","catch_line":"Advertisement of plans, ordinances, etc.; joint public hearings; written notice of certain amendments","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2204\/"}],"permalink":{"id":151313,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71811,"identifier":"15.2-107","token":"15.2\/I\/1\/15.2-107","url":"\/15.2-107\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-107\/","token":"15.2\/I\/1\/15.2-107","dublin_core":{"Title":"Advertisement and enactment of certain fees and levies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-107","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>All levies and fees imposed or increased by a <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span> pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 21 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Restrictions on selling certain municipal public property and granting franchises\" href=\"\/15.2-2100\/\">15.2-2100<\/a> et seq.) or 22 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Declaration of legislative intent\" href=\"\/15.2-2200\/\">15.2-2200<\/a> et seq.) shall be adopted by <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span>. The advertising requirements of subsection F of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Adoption of ordinances and resolutions generally; amending or repealing ordinances\" href=\"\/15.2-1427\/\">15.2-1427<\/a>, or \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Advertisement of plans, ordinances, etc.; joint public hearings; written notice of certain amendments\" href=\"\/15.2-2204\/\">15.2-2204<\/a>, as appropriate, shall apply.\n\t\tA designation of the place or places where the complete <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span> and information concerning the documentation for the proposed fee, <span class=\"dictionary\">levy<\/span> or increase shall be available for examination by the public no later than the time of the first publication.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADVERTISEMENT AND ENACTMENT OF CERTAIN FEES AND LEVIES (\u00a7 15.2-107)\n\nAll levies and fees imposed or increased by a locality pursuant to the\nprovisions of Chapters 21 (\u00a7 15.2-2100 et seq.) or 22 (\u00a7 15.2-2200 et seq.)\nshall be adopted by ordinance. The advertising requirements of subsection F of\n\u00a7 15.2-1427, or \u00a7 15.2-2204, as appropriate, shall apply.\n\t\tA designation of the place or places where the complete ordinance and\ninformation concerning the documentation for the proposed fee, levy or increase\nshall be available for examination by the public no later than the time of the\nfirst publication.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 389, \u00a7 15.1-29.14; 1997, c. 587; 2005, c. 72; 2024, cc. 225,\n242.","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}}