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Adoption of the agreement by both governing bodies will operate permanently to divest the town of its right to become a city.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":231398,"text":"After the Commission has advised the governing bodies of the two jurisdictions of its determination, and regardless of whether its determination is favorable, such bodies may adopt the agreement. If the Commission’s determination is unfavorable, however, the governing bodies shall first conduct an additional joint public hearing advertised as provided in \u00a7 15.2-3232. 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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 85 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 1979 \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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":69662,"section_number":"15.2-3232","catch_line":"Hearing before Commission on Local Government required; notice","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3232\/"}],"permalink":{"id":157165,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63516,"identifier":"15.2-3233","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/2\/15.2-3233","url":"\/15.2-3233\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-3233\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/2\/15.2-3233","dublin_core":{"Title":"Adoption of agreement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-3233","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

After the Commission has advised the governing bodies of the two jurisdictions<\/span> of its determination, and regardless of whether its determination is favorable, such bodies may adopt the agreement. If the Commission’s determination is unfavorable, however, the governing bodies shall first conduct an additional joint public hearing<\/span> advertised as provided in \u00a7 15.2-3232<\/a>. Adoption of the agreement by both governing bodies will operate permanently to divest the town<\/span> of its right to become a city<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADOPTION OF AGREEMENT (\u00a7 15.2-3233)\n\nAfter the Commission has advised the governing bodies of the two jurisdictions\nof its determination, and regardless of whether its determination is favorable,\nsuch bodies may adopt the agreement. If the Commission’s determination is\nunfavorable, however, the governing bodies shall first conduct an additional\njoint public hearing advertised as provided in \u00a7 15.2-3232. Adoption of the\nagreement by both governing bodies will operate permanently to divest the town\nof its right to become a city.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 85, \u00a7 15.1-1058.3; 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}}