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Such names shall take precedence over any other designation except those primary highways conforming to \u00a7 33.2-213, and shall be employed in references to property abutting thereon.\n\t\tRenaming streets, roads and alleys on site plans or subdivision plats previously recorded and filed in a circuit court clerk’s office shall not cause vacation of such site plans or subdivision plats. The locality may forward a certified copy of the action effecting such name change to the clerk of the circuit court in which the site plan or subdivision plat is recorded or filed. Upon receipt, the clerk shall (i) file the certified copy and note the name change on the site plan or subdivision plat affected or (ii) record the certified copy.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":238910,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of \u00a7 15.2-2000, every locality may name streets, roads and alleys. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1954, chapter 462; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1987, chapter 384; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 671<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68805,"section_number":"15.2-719.1","catch_line":"Naming U.S. Route 29","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-719.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":67089,"section_number":"15.2-2000","catch_line":"State highway systems excepted; town streets","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2000\/"},{"id":87002,"section_number":"33.2-213","catch_line":"Naming highways, bridges, interchanges, and other transportation facilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-213\/"}],"permalink":{"id":154281,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65726,"identifier":"15.2-2019","token":"15.2\/II\/20\/5\/15.2-2019","url":"\/15.2-2019\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2019\/","token":"15.2\/II\/20\/5\/15.2-2019","dublin_core":{"Title":"Localities may name streets, roads and alleys","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2019","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of \u00a7 15.2-2000<\/a>, every locality<\/span> may name streets, roads and alleys. Such names shall take precedence over any other designation except those primary highways conforming to \u00a7 33.2-213<\/a>, and shall be employed in references to property abutting thereon.\n\t\tRenaming streets, roads and alleys on site plans or subdivision plats previously recorded and filed in a circuit<\/span> court<\/span> clerk’s office shall not cause vacation of such site plans or subdivision plats. The locality<\/span> may forward a certified copy of the action effecting such name change to the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in which the site plan or subdivision plat is recorded or filed. Upon receipt, the clerk shall (i) file the certified copy and note the name change on the site plan or subdivision plat affected or (ii) record the certified copy.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOCALITIES MAY NAME STREETS, ROADS AND ALLEYS (\u00a7 15.2-2019)\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of \u00a7 15.2-2000, every locality\nmay name streets, roads and alleys. Such names shall take precedence over any\nother designation except those primary highways conforming to \u00a7 33.2-213, and\nshall be employed in references to property abutting thereon.\n\t\tRenaming streets, roads and alleys on site plans or subdivision plats\npreviously recorded and filed in a circuit court clerk’s office shall not\ncause vacation of such site plans or subdivision plats. The locality may forward\na certified copy of the action effecting such name change to the clerk of the\ncircuit court in which the site plan or subdivision plat is recorded or filed.\nUpon receipt, the clerk shall (i) file the certified copy and note the name\nchange on the site plan or subdivision plat affected or (ii) record the\ncertified copy.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-777.1; 1954, c. 462; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-379; 1987,\nc. 384; 1997, c. 587; 1999, c. 671.","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}}