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It shall accurately define the boundary of the territory proposed to be abandoned and shall pray that the charter of the town may be amended so as to exclude such territory from the corporate limits of the town. The circuit court with which the petition was filed shall notify the Supreme Court which shall appoint a special court to hear the case as prescribed by Chapter 30 (\u00a7 15.2-3000 et seq.) of this title.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":206849,"text":"Whenever it is deemed desirable to contract the corporate limits of a town located partially in one county and partially in another, a majority of voters registered to vote at the preceding November general election residing in that part of the town which is proposed to be abandoned may petition the circuit court for the county in which that part of the town is located to amend the charter of the town so as to exclude from the corporate limits of the town that part of the town which is located in such county.\n\t\tSuch petition shall be signed by the petitioners. It shall accurately define the boundary of the territory proposed to be abandoned and shall pray that the charter of the town may be amended so as to exclude such territory from the corporate limits of the town. The circuit court with which the petition was filed shall notify the Supreme Court which shall appoint a special court to hear the case as prescribed by Chapter 30 (\u00a7 15.2-3000 et seq.) of this title.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14756,"edition_id":1,"name":"Contraction of Corporate Limits","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14196,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:45","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:45","permalink":{"id":157177,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14756,"identifier":"3","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/3","url":"\/15.2\/III\/32\/3\/","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":64025,"structure_id":14756,"section_number":"15.2-3236","catch_line":"Council may enact ordinance","url":"\/15.2-3236\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/3\/15.2-3236","metadata":false},{"id":86007,"structure_id":14756,"section_number":"15.2-3237","catch_line":"Application to be made to circuit court; appointment of special court; who may appear against","url":"\/15.2-3237\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/3\/15.2-3237","metadata":false},{"id":85424,"structure_id":14756,"section_number":"15.2-3238","catch_line":"What court may do","url":"\/15.2-3238\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/3\/15.2-3238","metadata":false},{"id":77475,"structure_id":14756,"section_number":"15.2-3239","catch_line":"Certification of real estate list","url":"\/15.2-3239\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/3\/15.2-3239","metadata":false},{"id":57375,"structure_id":14756,"section_number":"15.2-3240","catch_line":"Transfer of registration records","url":"\/15.2-3240\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/3\/15.2-3240","metadata":false},{"id":56506,"structure_id":14756,"section_number":"15.2-3241","catch_line":"Petition for contraction of towns located in two or more counties; appointment of special court","url":"\/15.2-3241\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/3\/15.2-3241","metadata":false},{"id":63040,"structure_id":14756,"section_number":"15.2-3242","catch_line":"Parties defendant and publication of such petition","url":"\/15.2-3242\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/3\/15.2-3242","metadata":false},{"id":69073,"structure_id":14756,"section_number":"15.2-3243","catch_line":"Hearing and order upon such petition","url":"\/15.2-3243\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/3\/15.2-3243","metadata":false},{"id":64686,"structure_id":14756,"section_number":"15.2-3244","catch_line":"Appeal from such order","url":"\/15.2-3244\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/3\/15.2-3244","metadata":false},{"id":56584,"structure_id":14756,"section_number":"15.2-3245","catch_line":"Validation of proceedings","url":"\/15.2-3245\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/3\/15.2-3245","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":57375,"structure_id":14756,"section_number":"15.2-3240","catch_line":"Transfer of registration records","url":"\/15.2-3240\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/3\/15.2-3240","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":63040,"structure_id":14756,"section_number":"15.2-3242","catch_line":"Parties defendant and publication of such petition","url":"\/15.2-3242\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/3\/15.2-3242","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/15.2-3241\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63040,"section_number":"15.2-3242","catch_line":"Parties defendant and publication of such petition","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3242\/"},{"id":69073,"section_number":"15.2-3243","catch_line":"Hearing and order upon such petition","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3243\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85081,"section_number":"15.2-3000","catch_line":"Special court to hear certain cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":157199,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56506,"identifier":"15.2-3241","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/3\/15.2-3241","url":"\/15.2-3241\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-3241\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/3\/15.2-3241","dublin_core":{"Title":"Petition for contraction of towns located in two or more counties; appointment of special court","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-3241","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever it is deemed desirable to contract<\/span> the corporate limits of a town<\/span> located partially in one county<\/span> and partially in another, a majority of voters<\/span> registered to vote at the preceding November general election residing in that part of the town<\/span> which is proposed to be abandoned may petition<\/span> the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> for the county<\/span> in which that part of the town<\/span> is located to amend<\/span> the charter of the town<\/span> so as to exclude from the corporate limits of the town<\/span> that part of the town<\/span> which is located in such county<\/span>.\n\t\tSuch petition<\/span> shall be signed by the petitioners. It shall accurately define the boundary of the territory proposed to be abandoned and shall pray that the charter of the town<\/span> may be amended so as to exclude such territory from the corporate limits of the town<\/span>. The circuit<\/span> court<\/span> with which the petition<\/span> was filed shall notify the Supreme Court<\/span> which shall appoint a special court<\/span> to hear the case as prescribed by Chapter 30 (\u00a7 15.2-3000<\/a> et seq.) of this title.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPETITION FOR CONTRACTION OF TOWNS LOCATED IN TWO OR MORE COUNTIES; APPOINTMENT\nOF SPECIAL COURT (\u00a7 15.2-3241)\n\nWhenever it is deemed desirable to contract the corporate limits of a town\nlocated partially in one county and partially in another, a majority of voters\nregistered to vote at the preceding November general election residing in that\npart of the town which is proposed to be abandoned may petition the circuit\ncourt for the county in which that part of the town is located to amend the\ncharter of the town so as to exclude from the corporate limits of the town that\npart of the town which is located in such county.\n\t\tSuch petition shall be signed by the petitioners. It shall accurately define\nthe boundary of the territory proposed to be abandoned and shall pray that the\ncharter of the town may be amended so as to exclude such territory from the\ncorporate limits of the town. The circuit court with which the petition was\nfiled shall notify the Supreme Court which shall appoint a special court to hear\nthe case as prescribed by Chapter 30 (\u00a7 15.2-3000 et seq.) of this title.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-158; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-1064; 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}}