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The circuit court for the city or county wherein the property proposed to be condemned, or any part thereof, is located, shall have jurisdiction of the condemnation proceedings. It shall not be necessary to file with the petition for the condemnation of an existing water or sewage system, in its entirety, a minute inventory and description of the property sought to be condemned, provided the property is described therein generally and with reasonable particularity and in such manner as to disclose the intention of the petitioner that such existing water or sewage system be condemned in its entirety. The court having jurisdiction of the condemnation proceedings shall, as the occasion arises and prior to the filing of the report of the body determining just compensation for the property sought to be condemned in its entirety, take such steps as may be necessary and proper to cause to be included in an inventory of the property sought to be condemned full descriptions of any and all such property whenever the exigencies of the case or the ends of justice will be promoted thereby. Such inventory shall be made a part of the record in the proceedings and referred to the body determining just compensation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":278363,"text":"Condemnation of existing water or sewage disposal systems shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 19.1 (\u00a7 15.2-1908 et seq.) of this title so far as applicable. The provisions of \u00a7 25.1-102 shall not apply in the case of condemnation of an existing water or sewage disposal system in its entirety. The circuit court for the city or county wherein the property proposed to be condemned, or any part thereof, is located, shall have jurisdiction of the condemnation proceedings. It shall not be necessary to file with the petition for the condemnation of an existing water or sewage system, in its entirety, a minute inventory and description of the property sought to be condemned, provided the property is described therein generally and with reasonable particularity and in such manner as to disclose the intention of the petitioner that such existing water or sewage system be condemned in its entirety. The court having jurisdiction of the condemnation proceedings shall, as the occasion arises and prior to the filing of the report of the body determining just compensation for the property sought to be condemned in its entirety, take such steps as may be necessary and proper to cause to be included in an inventory of the property sought to be condemned full descriptions of any and all such property whenever the exigencies of the case or the ends of justice will be promoted thereby. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1962, chapter 623; in 2003, chapter 940<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 617<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59804,"section_number":"15.2-1902","catch_line":"Condemnation proceedings generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1902\/"},{"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":83457,"section_number":"15.2-1908","catch_line":"Council or other governing body to file copy of resolution","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1908\/"},{"id":81312,"section_number":"15.2-5114","catch_line":"Powers of authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5114\/"},{"id":56240,"section_number":"25.1-102","catch_line":"Condemnation of property of corporations possessing power of eminent domain","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-102\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":83457,"section_number":"15.2-1908","catch_line":"Council or other governing body to file copy of resolution","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1908\/"},{"id":56240,"section_number":"25.1-102","catch_line":"Condemnation of property of corporations possessing power of eminent domain","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-102\/"}],"permalink":{"id":154135,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77592,"identifier":"15.2-1906","token":"15.2\/II\/19\/15.2-1906","url":"\/15.2-1906\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1906\/","token":"15.2\/II\/19\/15.2-1906","dublin_core":{"Title":"Condemnation of existing water or sewage disposal systems","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1906","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Condemnation of existing water or sewage disposal systems shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 19.1 (\u00a7 15.2-1908<\/a> et seq.) of this title so far as applicable. The provisions of \u00a7 25.1-102<\/a> shall not apply in the case of condemnation of an existing water or sewage disposal system in its entirety. The circuit<\/span> court<\/span> for the city<\/span> or county<\/span> wherein the property proposed to be condemned, or any part thereof, is located, shall have jurisdiction<\/span> of the condemnation proceedings. It shall not be necessary to file with the petition<\/span> for the condemnation of an existing water or sewage system, in its entirety, a minute inventory and description of the property sought to be condemned, provided the property is described therein generally and with reasonable particularity and in such manner as to disclose the intention of the petitioner that such existing water or sewage system be condemned in its entirety. The court<\/span> having jurisdiction<\/span> of the condemnation proceedings shall, as the occasion arises and prior to the filing of the report of the body determining just compensation for the property sought to be condemned in its entirety, take such steps as may be necessary and proper to cause to be included in an inventory of the property sought to be condemned full descriptions of any and all such property whenever the exigencies of the case or the ends of justice will be promoted thereby. Such inventory shall be made a part of the record in the proceedings and referred to the body determining just compensation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONDEMNATION OF EXISTING WATER OR SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS (\u00a7 15.2-1906)\n\nCondemnation of existing water or sewage disposal systems shall be governed by\nthe provisions of Chapter 19.1 (\u00a7 15.2-1908 et seq.) of this title so far as\napplicable. The provisions of \u00a7 25.1-102 shall not apply in the case of\ncondemnation of an existing water or sewage disposal system in its entirety. The\ncircuit court for the city or county wherein the property proposed to be\ncondemned, or any part thereof, is located, shall have jurisdiction of the\ncondemnation proceedings. It shall not be necessary to file with the petition\nfor the condemnation of an existing water or sewage system, in its entirety, a\nminute inventory and description of the property sought to be condemned,\nprovided the property is described therein generally and with reasonable\nparticularity and in such manner as to disclose the intention of the petitioner\nthat such existing water or sewage system be condemned in its entirety. The\ncourt having jurisdiction of the condemnation proceedings shall, as the occasion\narises and prior to the filing of the report of the body determining just\ncompensation for the property sought to be condemned in its entirety, take such\nsteps as may be necessary and proper to cause to be included in an inventory of\nthe property sought to be condemned full descriptions of any and all such\nproperty whenever the exigencies of the case or the ends of justice will be\npromoted thereby. Such inventory shall be made a part of the record in the\nproceedings and referred to the body determining just compensation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-754; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-340; 1997, c.; 2003, c.\n940; 2025, c. 617.","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}}