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A cable operator may file such notification that its cable franchise will be renewed by an ordinance cable franchise not more than one year in advance of the expiration date of the existing franchise or by a renewal certification filed within 90 days after the effective date of this act in the case of a current cable franchise whose original, renewal, or extension term has expired. 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This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 73<\/a> and 76<\/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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78140,"section_number":"15.2-2108.21","catch_line":"Ordinance cable franchises","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2108.21\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72785,"section_number":"15.2-2015","catch_line":"Use of streets, etc., for transportation and utilities; removal and alteration of facilities and equipment; permits and charges","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2015\/"},{"id":57642,"section_number":"15.2-2018","catch_line":"Use of certain public property without consent or franchise","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2018\/"},{"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":70043,"section_number":"15.2-2105","catch_line":"How amendments made to franchise, etc.; notice required","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2105\/"},{"id":76839,"section_number":"15.2-2106","catch_line":"Powers of court to enforce obedience by mandamus, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2106\/"},{"id":62360,"section_number":"15.2-2107","catch_line":"Persons occupying or using streets, etc., contrary to law","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2107\/"}],"permalink":{"id":154505,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81245,"identifier":"15.2-2108.30","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/1.2\/15.2-2108.30","url":"\/15.2-2108.30\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2108.30\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/1.2\/15.2-2108.30","dublin_core":{"Title":"Renewal","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2108.30","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A cable operator<\/span> electing to renew its cable franchise<\/span> shall do so (i) pursuant to the renewal procedures in 47 U.S.C. \u00a7 546 or (ii) by providing notice to the locality<\/span> that it will opt into an ordinance<\/span> cable franchise<\/span> pursuant to this article. A cable operator<\/span> may file such notification that its cable franchise<\/span> will be renewed by an ordinance<\/span> cable franchise<\/span> not more than one year in advance of the expiration date of the existing franchise<\/span> or by a renewal certification filed within 90 days after the effective date of this act<\/span> in the case of a current cable franchise<\/span> whose original, renewal, or extension term has expired. Except as provided by federal law<\/span>, the restrictions in \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-2015<\/a> through 15.2-2018<\/a>, 15.2-2100<\/a> through 15.2-2105<\/a>, 15.2-2106<\/a> and 15.2-2107<\/a>, including, but not limited to, the advertisement and receipt of bids for cable franchises<\/span>, shall not apply to renewal certifications except where a renewal would result in a city<\/span> or town<\/span> having granted a cable franchise<\/span> and a renewal with combined terms in excess of 40 years.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRENEWAL (\u00a7 15.2-2108.30)\n\nA cable operator electing to renew its cable franchise shall do so (i) pursuant\nto the renewal procedures in 47 U.S.C. \u00a7 546 or (ii) by providing notice to the\nlocality that it will opt into an ordinance cable franchise pursuant to this\narticle. A cable operator may file such notification that its cable franchise\nwill be renewed by an ordinance cable franchise not more than one year in\nadvance of the expiration date of the existing franchise or by a renewal\ncertification filed within 90 days after the effective date of this act in the\ncase of a current cable franchise whose original, renewal, or extension term has\nexpired. Except as provided by federal law, the restrictions in \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-2015\nthrough 15.2-2018, 15.2-2100 through 15.2-2105, 15.2-2106 and 15.2-2107,\nincluding, but not limited to, the advertisement and receipt of bids for cable\nfranchises, shall not apply to renewal certifications except where a renewal\nwould result in a city or town having granted a cable franchise and a renewal\nwith combined terms in excess of 40 years.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, cc. 73, 76.","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}}