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Satisfactory proof that the petition, or a descriptive summary of the petition along with a reference to the place in the town where the petition may be examined, has been published in a newspaper having general circulation in the county or town three times, with the first notice appearing no more than 35 days before and the third notice appearing no less than seven days before the filing of the petition, shall be filed with the petition. A statement in the publication to the effect that a certain number of registered voters of the territory proposed to be abandoned signed the petition shall be sufficient in lieu of the names of the signers.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":229912,"text":"The county in which the part of the town proposed to be abandoned under \u00a7 15.2-3241 is located shall be named as defendant to the petition. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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>; in 2024, chapters 225<\/a> and 242<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56506,"section_number":"15.2-3241","catch_line":"Petition for contraction of towns located in two or more counties; appointment of special court","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3241\/"}],"permalink":{"id":157203,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63040,"identifier":"15.2-3242","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/3\/15.2-3242","url":"\/15.2-3242\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-3242\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/3\/15.2-3242","dublin_core":{"Title":"Parties defendant and publication of such petition","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-3242","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The county<\/span> in which the part of the town<\/span> proposed to be abandoned under \u00a7 15.2-3241<\/a> is located shall be named as defendant<\/span> to the petition<\/span>. Satisfactory proof that the petition<\/span>, or a descriptive summary of the petition<\/span> along with a reference to the place in the town<\/span> where the petition<\/span> may be examined, has been published in a newspaper having general circulation in the county<\/span> or town<\/span> three times, with the first notice appearing no more than 35 days before and the third notice appearing no less than seven days before the filing of the petition<\/span>, shall be filed with the petition<\/span>. A statement in the publication to the effect that a certain number of registered voters<\/span> of the territory proposed to be abandoned signed the petition<\/span> shall be sufficient in lieu of the names of the signers.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPARTIES DEFENDANT AND PUBLICATION OF SUCH PETITION (\u00a7 15.2-3242)\n\nThe county in which the part of the town proposed to be abandoned under \u00a7\n15.2-3241 is located shall be named as defendant to the petition. Satisfactory\nproof that the petition, or a descriptive summary of the petition along with a\nreference to the place in the town where the petition may be examined, has been\npublished in a newspaper having general circulation in the county or town three\ntimes, with the first notice appearing no more than 35 days before and the third\nnotice appearing no less than seven days before the filing of the petition,\nshall be filed with the petition. A statement in the publication to the effect\nthat a certain number of registered voters of the territory proposed to be\nabandoned signed the petition shall be sufficient in lieu of the names of the\nsigners.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-159; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-1065; 1997, c. 587; 2024,\ncc. 225, 242.","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}}