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The special court shall consolidate the cases and hear them together, and shall make such decision as is just, taking into consideration the interest of all parties to each case.B\n\nWhen the land sought by a locality lies in two or more counties, all such counties shall be made parties defendant to the case. The motion or petition shall be addressed to the circuit court of the county in which the larger part of the land is located. The provisions of §§ 15.2-2135 through 15.2-2141 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to any such proceedings.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":268653,"text":"When proceedings for the acquisition of land by a locality are pending and a petition is filed seeking the acquisition of the same land or a portion thereof to another locality, the case shall be heard by the special court in which the original proceedings are pending. 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This law was first created in 1976. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 69 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. Unfortunately, the 1976 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84686,"section_number":"15.2-2134","catch_line":"Construction of dams, etc., for purpose of providing public water supply; approval by governing body of locality","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2134\/"},{"id":74755,"section_number":"15.2-2141","catch_line":"Conflicting petitions for same territory; petition seeking territory in two or more counties","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2141\/"},{"id":79220,"section_number":"15.2-2142","catch_line":"Certain localities may construct dams across navigable streams; permission from Chief of Engineers, Secretary of Army and State Attorney General; approval of governing body","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2142\/"},{"id":65184,"section_number":"15.2-2143","catch_line":"Water supplies and facilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2143\/"},{"id":67271,"section_number":"15.2-5122","catch_line":"Approval for certain water supply impoundment facilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5122\/"},{"id":81962,"section_number":"15.2-5425","catch_line":"Eminent domain","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5425\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":65586,"section_number":"15.2-2135","catch_line":"Disputes between jurisdictions involving dams or water impoundment; constitution of special court; vacancies occurring during trial","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2135\/"},{"id":74755,"section_number":"15.2-2141","catch_line":"Conflicting petitions for same territory; petition seeking territory in two or more counties","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2141\/"}],"permalink":{"id":154707,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74755,"identifier":"15.2-2141","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/5\/15.2-2141","url":"\/15.2-2141\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2141\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/5\/15.2-2141","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conflicting petitions for same territory; petition seeking territory in two or more counties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2141","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> When proceedings for the acquisition of land by a locality<\/span> are pending and a petition<\/span> is filed seeking the acquisition of the same land or a portion thereof to another locality<\/span>, the case shall be heard by the special court<\/span> in which the original proceedings are pending. The special court<\/span> shall consolidate the cases and hear them together, and shall make such decision as is just, taking into consideration the interest of all parties to each case. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> When the land sought by a locality<\/span> lies in two or more counties, all such counties shall be made parties defendant<\/span> to the case. The motion<\/span> or petition<\/span> shall be addressed to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county<\/span> in which the larger part of the land is located. The provisions of §§ 15.2-2135<\/a> through 15.2-2141<\/a> shall apply, mutatis mutandis<\/span>, to any such proceedings. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONFLICTING PETITIONS FOR SAME TERRITORY; PETITION SEEKING TERRITORY IN TWO OR\nMORE COUNTIES (\u00a7 15.2-2141)\n\nA. When proceedings for the acquisition of land by a locality are pending and a\npetition is filed seeking the acquisition of the same land or a portion thereof\nto another locality, the case shall be heard by the special court in which the\noriginal proceedings are pending. The special court shall consolidate the cases\nand hear them together, and shall make such decision as is just, taking into\nconsideration the interest of all parties to each case.\n\nB. When the land sought by a locality lies in two or more counties, all such\ncounties shall be made parties defendant to the case. The motion or petition\nshall be addressed to the circuit court of the county in which the larger part\nof the land is located. The provisions of §§ 15.2-2135 through\n15.2-2141 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to any such proceedings.\n\nHISTORY: 1976, c. 69, \u00a7 15.1-37.1:7; 1997, c. 587.","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}}