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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. It has been modified 2 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 2003, chapter 940<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 832<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":64664,"section_number":"15.2-1904","catch_line":"Possession of property prior to condemnation; authority to utilize expedited acquisition procedure conferred","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1904\/"},{"id":81900,"section_number":"15.2-1905","catch_line":"Special provisions for counties","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1905\/"},{"id":77592,"section_number":"15.2-1906","catch_line":"Condemnation of existing water or sewage disposal systems","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1906\/"},{"id":62316,"section_number":"25.1-200","catch_line":"Chapter controls condemnation proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-200\/"},{"id":83870,"section_number":"25.1-300","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-300\/"},{"id":82773,"section_number":"28.2-628","catch_line":"Condemnation of oyster bottoms and grounds","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-628\/"},{"id":69410,"section_number":"33.2-1007","catch_line":"Authority to acquire entire tract of land, or parcel thereof, when only part to be utilized for highway purposes","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1007\/"},{"id":56630,"section_number":"33.2-1011","catch_line":"Right to enter on land to ascertain its suitability for highway and other transportation purposes; damage resulting from such entry","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1011\/"},{"id":75259,"section_number":"33.2-1014","catch_line":"Acquisition of interests for exchange with railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or company, political subdivision, or cable television company; relocation of poles, lines, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1014\/"},{"id":83976,"section_number":"33.2-1017","catch_line":"Taking highway materials from streams, rivers, and watercourses","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1017\/"}],"permalink":{"id":154119,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59804,"identifier":"15.2-1902","token":"15.2\/II\/19\/15.2-1902","url":"\/15.2-1902\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1902\/","token":"15.2\/II\/19\/15.2-1902","dublin_core":{"Title":"Condemnation proceedings generally","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1902","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except where otherwise authorized by any applicable charter provision, a locality<\/span> shall exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner, and in accordance with the procedures, set out in Chapter 2 (\u00a7 25.1-200<\/a> et seq.) or Chapter 3 (\u00a7 25.1-300<\/a> et seq.) of Title 25.1, except that:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Only lands or easements for (i) streets and roads, (ii) drainage facilities, (iii) water supply and sewage disposal systems, including pipes and lines, and (iv) water, sewer and governmentally owned gas, electricity, telephone, telegraph and other utility lines and pipes and related facilities, except to the extent otherwise prohibited by law<\/span>, may be condemned using the procedures in Chapter 3 of Title 25.1, as provided by the applicable provisions of §§ 15.2-1904<\/a> and 15.2-1905<\/a>, because the foregoing enumerated uses are inherently public uses when undertaken by a locality<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Existing water and sewage disposal systems in their entirety shall be condemned in accordance with the procedures in § 15.2-1906<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Oyster bottoms and grounds may be condemned utilizing the procedures in Chapter 3 of Title 25.1, as required by § 28.2-628<\/a>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The provisions of §§ 33.2-1007<\/a> through 33.2-1011<\/a>, 33.2-1014<\/a>, and 33.2-1017<\/a> shall be applicable, mutatis mutandis<\/span>, with respect to any condemnation by a locality<\/span> of property for highway purposes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS GENERALLY (\u00a7 15.2-1902)\n\nExcept where otherwise authorized by any applicable charter provision, a\nlocality shall exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner, and in\naccordance with the procedures, set out in Chapter 2 (\u00a7 25.1-200 et seq.) or\nChapter 3 (\u00a7 25.1-300 et seq.) of Title 25.1, except that:\n\n1. Only lands or easements for (i) streets and roads, (ii) drainage facilities,\n(iii) water supply and sewage disposal systems, including pipes and lines, and\n(iv) water, sewer and governmentally owned gas, electricity, telephone,\ntelegraph and other utility lines and pipes and related facilities, except to\nthe extent otherwise prohibited by law, may be condemned using the procedures in\nChapter 3 of Title 25.1, as provided by the applicable provisions of\n§§ 15.2-1904 and 15.2-1905, because the foregoing enumerated uses are\ninherently public uses when undertaken by a locality;\n\n2. Existing water and sewage disposal systems in their entirety shall be\ncondemned in accordance with the procedures in § 15.2-1906;\n\n3. Oyster bottoms and grounds may be condemned utilizing the procedures in\nChapter 3 of Title 25.1, as required by § 28.2-628; and\n\n4. The provisions of §§ 33.2-1007 through 33.2-1011, 33.2-1014, and\n33.2-1017 shall be applicable, mutatis mutandis, with respect to any\ncondemnation by a locality of property for highway purposes.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 587; 2003, c. 940; 2012, c. 832.","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}}