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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 <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":157667,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78169,"identifier":"15.2-3827","token":"15.2\/III\/38\/15.2-3827","url":"\/15.2-3827\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-3827\/","token":"15.2\/III\/38\/15.2-3827","dublin_core":{"Title":"Transfer of assessments to city books","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-3827","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>When the commissioner of the revenue of a <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span> created under this chapter applies to the commissioner of the revenue of the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> or other officer assessing real estate, he shall furnish from his books a <span class=\"dictionary\">transcript<\/span> of the assessment of all real estate and personal property, and on his books he shall note that all such assessments have been transferred to the <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span> books.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRANSFER OF ASSESSMENTS TO CITY BOOKS (\u00a7 15.2-3827)\n\nWhen the commissioner of the revenue of a city created under this chapter\napplies to the commissioner of the revenue of the county or other officer\nassessing real estate, he shall furnish from his books a transcript of the\nassessment of all real estate and personal property, and on his books he shall\nnote that all such assessments have been transferred to the city books.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-99; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-1000; 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}}