{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/15.2-3207.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/15.2-3207.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/15.2-3207.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/15.2-3207.html"}],"law_id":60706,"edition_id":1,"section_id":60706,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3207","catch_line":"Pretrial conference; matters considered","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 15-152.10; 1952, c. 328; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-1040; 1979, c. 85; 1997, c. 587; 2010, cc. 386, 629.","full_text":"The special court shall, prior to hearing any case under this chapter, direct the attorneys for the parties to appear before it, or in its discretion before a single judge for a conference to consider:\n\n1\n\nSimplification of the issues;2\n\nAmendment of pleadings and filing of additional pleadings;3\n\nStipulations as to facts, documents, records, photographs, plans and like matters, which will dispense with formal proof thereof, including:\n\t\t\ta. Assessed values and the ratio of assessed values to true values as determined by the State Department of Taxation in the area sought to be annexed, city or town and county, including real property, personal property, machinery and tools, merchants’ capital and public service corporation assessment for each year of the five years immediately preceding;\n\t\t\tb. Tax rate for the five years next preceding in the area sought, including any sanitary district therein, and in the city or town;\n\t\t\tc. School population and school enrollment in the county, in the area sought, and in the city or town, as shown by the records in the office of the division superintendent of schools; and cost of education per pupil in average daily membership as shown by the last preceding report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction;4\n\nEstimated population of the county, the area sought and the city or town;5\n\nLimitation on the number of expert witnesses; each expert witness who will testify shall file a statement of his qualifications;6\n\nSuch other matters as may aid in the disposition of the case.\n\t\t\tThe court, or judge as the case may be, shall make an appropriate order which will control the subsequent conduct of the case unless modified before or at the trial or hearing to prevent manifest injustice.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":221906,"text":"The special court shall, prior to hearing any case under this chapter, direct the attorneys for the parties to appear before it, or in its discretion before a single judge for a conference to consider:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":221907,"text":"Simplification of the issues;","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":221908,"text":"Amendment of pleadings and filing of additional pleadings;","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"3":{"id":221909,"text":"Stipulations as to facts, documents, records, photographs, plans and like matters, which will dispense with formal proof thereof, including:\n\t\t\ta. Assessed values and the ratio of assessed values to true values as determined by the State Department of Taxation in the area sought to be annexed, city or town and county, including real property, personal property, machinery and tools, merchants’ capital and public service corporation assessment for each year of the five years immediately preceding;\n\t\t\tb. Tax rate for the five years next preceding in the area sought, including any sanitary district therein, and in the city or town;\n\t\t\tc. School population and school enrollment in the county, in the area sought, and in the city or town, as shown by the records in the office of the division superintendent of schools; and cost of education per pupil in average daily membership as shown by the last preceding report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction;","type":"section","prefixes":["3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"3","prefix_anchor":"3","level":1,"prior_prefix":"2","next_prefix":"4"},"4":{"id":221910,"text":"Estimated population of the county, the area sought and the city or town;","type":"section","prefixes":["4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"4","prefix_anchor":"4","level":1,"prior_prefix":"3","next_prefix":"5"},"5":{"id":221911,"text":"Limitation on the number of expert witnesses; each expert witness who will testify shall file a statement of his qualifications;","type":"section","prefixes":["5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"5","prefix_anchor":"5","level":1,"prior_prefix":"4","next_prefix":"6"},"6":{"id":221912,"text":"Such other matters as may aid in the disposition of the case.\n\t\t\tThe court, or judge as the case may be, shall make an appropriate order which will control the subsequent conduct of the case unless modified before or at the trial or hearing to prevent manifest injustice.","type":"section","prefixes":["6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"6","prefix_anchor":"6","level":1,"prior_prefix":"5"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14197,"edition_id":1,"name":"Annexation","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14196,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:14","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:14","permalink":{"id":157029,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14197,"identifier":"1","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1","url":"\/15.2\/III\/32\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14196,"edition_id":1,"name":"Boundary Changes of Towns and Cities","identifier":"32","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13062,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:14","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:14","permalink":{"id":157027,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14196,"identifier":"32","token":"15.2\/III\/32","url":"\/15.2\/III\/32\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13062,"edition_id":1,"name":"Boundary Adjustments and Changes of Status of Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:12","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:12","permalink":{"id":156919,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13062,"identifier":"III","token":"15.2\/III","url":"\/15.2\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12720,"edition_id":1,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":151279,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12720,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":55382,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3200","catch_line":"Boundaries of cities and towns to remain as established until changed","url":"\/15.2-3200\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3200","metadata":false},{"id":59036,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3201","catch_line":"Temporary restrictions on granting of city charters, filing annexation notices, institutions of annexation proceedings, and county immunity proceedings","url":"\/15.2-3201\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3201","metadata":false},{"id":61095,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3202","catch_line":"Ordinance for annexation by city or town; appointment of special court","url":"\/15.2-3202\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3202","metadata":false},{"id":86092,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3203","catch_line":"Petition by voters of adjacent territory, or governing body of adjacent county or town, for annexation; voluntary agreement by governing body to reject annexation","url":"\/15.2-3203\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3203","metadata":false},{"id":68591,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3204","catch_line":"Notice of motion; service and publication","url":"\/15.2-3204\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3204","metadata":false},{"id":58157,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3205","catch_line":"Additional parties","url":"\/15.2-3205\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3205","metadata":false},{"id":59962,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3206","catch_line":"Conflicting petitions for same territory; petition seeking territory lying in two or more counties; procedure","url":"\/15.2-3206\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3206","metadata":false},{"id":60706,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3207","catch_line":"Pretrial conference; matters considered","url":"\/15.2-3207\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3207","metadata":false},{"id":86591,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3208","catch_line":"Assistance of state agencies","url":"\/15.2-3208\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3208","metadata":false},{"id":82850,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3209","catch_line":"Hearing and decision","url":"\/15.2-3209\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3209","metadata":false},{"id":78006,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3210","catch_line":"Boundary line where territory fronts on river, bay, etc","url":"\/15.2-3210\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3210","metadata":false},{"id":78982,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3211","catch_line":"Powers of court and rules of decision; terms and conditions","url":"\/15.2-3211\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3211","metadata":false},{"id":77661,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3212","catch_line":"Determination of value of public improvements","url":"\/15.2-3212\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3212","metadata":false},{"id":84741,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3213","catch_line":"Declining to accept annexation on terms and conditions imposed by court","url":"\/15.2-3213\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3213","metadata":false},{"id":67908,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3214","catch_line":"Costs","url":"\/15.2-3214\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3214","metadata":false},{"id":68243,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3215","catch_line":"County reimbursement for town annexation proceedings","url":"\/15.2-3215\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3215","metadata":false},{"id":55866,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3216","catch_line":"Proceedings not to fail for technical or procedural defects or errors","url":"\/15.2-3216\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3216","metadata":false},{"id":78542,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3217","catch_line":"Court granting annexation to exist for 10 years","url":"\/15.2-3217\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3217","metadata":false},{"id":83032,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3218","catch_line":"Continued existence of court under certain conditions","url":"\/15.2-3218\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3218","metadata":false},{"id":58153,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3219","catch_line":"Reduced taxation on real estate in territory added to corporate limits","url":"\/15.2-3219\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3219","metadata":false},{"id":84911,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3220","catch_line":"Mandamus and prohibition","url":"\/15.2-3220\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3220","metadata":false},{"id":80539,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3221","catch_line":"Appeals; how heard","url":"\/15.2-3221\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3221","metadata":false},{"id":66778,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3222","catch_line":"What order to be entered by the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals","url":"\/15.2-3222\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3222","metadata":false},{"id":71173,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3223","catch_line":"What order and proceedings clerk to certify, and where same shall be recorded; fees","url":"\/15.2-3223\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3223","metadata":false},{"id":76192,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3224","catch_line":"Commissioner of revenue for the county to certify list of real estate in annexed territory to commissioner of revenue","url":"\/15.2-3224\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3224","metadata":false},{"id":56194,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3225","catch_line":"County or district officers resident in annexed territory to remain in office; reelection","url":"\/15.2-3225\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3225","metadata":false},{"id":59682,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3226","catch_line":"Redistricting and elections in city or town following annexation; registration and transfer of registration of voters in annexed territory","url":"\/15.2-3226\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3226","metadata":false},{"id":76459,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3227","catch_line":"Annexation proceedings final for 10 years","url":"\/15.2-3227\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3227","metadata":false},{"id":60831,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3228","catch_line":"County not to be reduced to insufficient area, population or sources of revenue","url":"\/15.2-3228\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3228","metadata":false},{"id":71498,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3229","catch_line":"Annexation of whole town","url":"\/15.2-3229\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3229","metadata":false},{"id":72086,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3230","catch_line":"Article not applicable to consolidation of two cities","url":"\/15.2-3230\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3230","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":59962,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3206","catch_line":"Conflicting petitions for same territory; petition seeking territory lying in two or more counties; procedure","url":"\/15.2-3206\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3206","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":86591,"structure_id":14197,"section_number":"15.2-3208","catch_line":"Assistance of state agencies","url":"\/15.2-3208\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3208","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/15.2-3207\/","history_text":"

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 1952, chapter 328; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1979, chapter 85; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 386<\/a> and 629<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86092,"section_number":"15.2-3203","catch_line":"Petition by voters of adjacent territory, or governing body of adjacent county or town, for annexation; voluntary agreement by governing body to reject annexation","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3203\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":157059,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60706,"identifier":"15.2-3207","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3207","url":"\/15.2-3207\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-3207\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3207","dublin_core":{"Title":"Pretrial conference; matters considered","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-3207","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The special court<\/span> shall, prior to hearing<\/span> any case under this chapter, direct the attorneys for the parties to appear before it, or in its discretion before a single judge<\/span> for a conference to consider:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Simplification of the issues<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Amendment of pleadings<\/span> and filing of additional pleadings<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Stipulations<\/span> as to facts<\/span>, documents, records, photographs, plans and like matters, which will dispense with formal proof thereof, including:\n\t\t\ta. Assessed values and the ratio of assessed values to true values as determined by the State Department of Taxation in the area sought to be annexed, city<\/span> or town<\/span> and county<\/span>, including real property, personal property, machinery and tools, merchants’ capital and public service corporation assessment for each year of the five years immediately preceding;\n\t\t\tb. Tax rate for the five years next preceding in the area sought, including any sanitary district therein, and in the city<\/span> or town<\/span>;\n\t\t\tc. School population and school enrollment in the county<\/span>, in the area sought, and in the city<\/span> or town<\/span>, as shown by the records in the office of the division superintendent of schools; and cost of education per pupil in average daily membership as shown by the last preceding report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Estimated population of the county<\/span>, the area sought and the city<\/span> or town<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Limitation on the number of expert witnesses; each expert witness<\/span> who will testify shall file a statement of his qualifications; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Such other matters as may aid in the disposition<\/span> of the case.\n\t\t\tThe court<\/span>, or judge<\/span> as the case may be, shall make an appropriate order<\/span> which will control the subsequent conduct of the case unless modified before or at the trial<\/span> or hearing<\/span> to prevent manifest injustice. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPRETRIAL CONFERENCE; MATTERS CONSIDERED (\u00a7 15.2-3207)\n\nThe special court shall, prior to hearing any case under this chapter, direct\nthe attorneys for the parties to appear before it, or in its discretion before a\nsingle judge for a conference to consider:\n\n1. Simplification of the issues;\n\n2. Amendment of pleadings and filing of additional pleadings;\n\n3. Stipulations as to facts, documents, records, photographs, plans and like\nmatters, which will dispense with formal proof thereof, including:\n\t\t\ta. Assessed values and the ratio of assessed values to true values as\ndetermined by the State Department of Taxation in the area sought to be annexed,\ncity or town and county, including real property, personal property, machinery\nand tools, merchants’ capital and public service corporation assessment\nfor each year of the five years immediately preceding;\n\t\t\tb. Tax rate for the five years next preceding in the area sought, including\nany sanitary district therein, and in the city or town;\n\t\t\tc. School population and school enrollment in the county, in the area sought,\nand in the city or town, as shown by the records in the office of the division\nsuperintendent of schools; and cost of education per pupil in average daily\nmembership as shown by the last preceding report of the Superintendent of Public\nInstruction;\n\n4. Estimated population of the county, the area sought and the city or town;\n\n5. Limitation on the number of expert witnesses; each expert witness who will\ntestify shall file a statement of his qualifications;\n\n6. Such other matters as may aid in the disposition of the case.\n\t\t\tThe court, or judge as the case may be, shall make an appropriate order which\nwill control the subsequent conduct of the case unless modified before or at the\ntrial or hearing to prevent manifest injustice.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-152.10; 1952, c. 328; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-1040;\n1979, c. 85; 1997, c. 587; 2010, cc. 386, 629.","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}}