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If such proceedings be so dismissed, judgment shall be entered against such city or county for all costs and the attorneys’ fee or fees actually incurred by the defendant or defendants; provided, however, that the fee or fees shall be so paid only to the extent they are reasonable in the opinion of the court.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":281387,"text":"In the event that any such city or county fails to pay the amount fixed and ascertained by the report of the body determining just compensation, as directed by the court and within the time, or any extension thereof, allowed by the court as provided by \u00a7 15.2-1912, the proceedings shall be dismissed on motion of any party thereto. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2003, chapter 940<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86137,"section_number":"15.2-1912","catch_line":"Time for sale of bonds or payment fixed by court","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1912\/"}],"permalink":{"id":154177,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78524,"identifier":"15.2-1915","token":"15.2\/II\/19.1\/15.2-1915","url":"\/15.2-1915\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1915\/","token":"15.2\/II\/19.1\/15.2-1915","dublin_core":{"Title":"Proceedings dismissed on failure to pay compensation; judgment for fees and costs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1915","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In the event that any such city<\/span> or county<\/span> fails to pay the amount fixed and ascertained by the report of the body determining just compensation, as directed by the court<\/span> and within the time, or any extension thereof, allowed by the court<\/span> as provided by \u00a7 15.2-1912<\/a>, the proceedings shall be dismissed on motion<\/span> of any party<\/span> thereto. If such proceedings be so dismissed, judgment<\/span> shall be entered against such city<\/span> or county<\/span> for all costs and the attorneys’ fee or fees actually incurred by the defendant<\/span> or defendants<\/span>; provided, however, that the fee or fees shall be so paid only to the extent they are reasonable in the opinion<\/span> of the court<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEEDINGS DISMISSED ON FAILURE TO PAY COMPENSATION; JUDGMENT FOR FEES AND\nCOSTS (\u00a7 15.2-1915)\n\nIn the event that any such city or county fails to pay the amount fixed and\nascertained by the report of the body determining just compensation, as directed\nby the court and within the time, or any extension thereof, allowed by the court\nas provided by \u00a7 15.2-1912, the proceedings shall be dismissed on motion of any\nparty thereto. If such proceedings be so dismissed, judgment shall be entered\nagainst such city or county for all costs and the attorneys’ fee or fees\nactually incurred by the defendant or defendants; provided, however, that the\nfee or fees shall be so paid only to the extent they are reasonable in the\nopinion of the court.\n\nHISTORY: 1938, p. 49; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 4387a; Code 1950, \u00a7 25-54; 2003, c.\n940.","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}}