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In making such adjustment the parties shall consider (i) the city’s just proportion of money collected by the county treasurer under \u00a7 15.2-3828 and of any unexpended balance in the county treasury belonging to any fund to which the territory embraced in the city has contributed and (ii) all other equitable claims of the city, county and district. 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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 1980, chapter 559; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72089,"section_number":"15.2-2632","catch_line":"Certain debts that may be contracted by city on transition from town","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2632\/"},{"id":69691,"section_number":"15.2-3830","catch_line":"Certain costs and expenses to be apportioned between city and county","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3830\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61596,"section_number":"15.2-3828","catch_line":"State, county and district taxes accruing before transition; county sales and use tax becomes city sales and use tax","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3828\/"}],"permalink":{"id":157675,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61008,"identifier":"15.2-3829","token":"15.2\/III\/38\/15.2-3829","url":"\/15.2-3829\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-3829\/","token":"15.2\/III\/38\/15.2-3829","dublin_core":{"Title":"Assumption of debt; adjustment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-3829","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If a town<\/span> becomes a city<\/span> under this chapter, the city<\/span> shall assume and provide for the reimbursement of the county<\/span> of a just and reasonable proportion of any county<\/span> debt existing at the date the town<\/span> becomes a city<\/span>, including any debt existing on any school district of which the town<\/span> was a part.\n\t\tThe city<\/span> council<\/span> and the board of supervisors<\/span> shall make an equitable<\/span> adjustment of such debts. In making such adjustment the parties shall consider (i) the city<\/span>’s just proportion of money collected by the county<\/span> treasurer under \u00a7 15.2-3828<\/a> and of any unexpended balance in the county<\/span> treasury belonging to any fund to which the territory embraced in the city<\/span> has contributed and (ii) all other equitable<\/span> claims of the city<\/span>, county<\/span> and district. If the parties fail to make such adjustment, either party<\/span> may proceed against the other by a bill in equity<\/span> in the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> for the county<\/span> in which the former town<\/span> lies for a proper adjustment of such matter.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nASSUMPTION OF DEBT; ADJUSTMENT (\u00a7 15.2-3829)\n\nIf a town becomes a city under this chapter, the city shall assume and provide\nfor the reimbursement of the county of a just and reasonable proportion of any\ncounty debt existing at the date the town becomes a city, including any debt\nexisting on any school district of which the town was a part.\n\t\tThe city council and the board of supervisors shall make an equitable\nadjustment of such debts. In making such adjustment the parties shall consider\n(i) the city’s just proportion of money collected by the county treasurer\nunder \u00a7 15.2-3828 and of any unexpended balance in the county treasury\nbelonging to any fund to which the territory embraced in the city has\ncontributed and (ii) all other equitable claims of the city, county and\ndistrict. If the parties fail to make such adjustment, either party may proceed\nagainst the other by a bill in equity in the circuit court for the county in\nwhich the former town lies for a proper adjustment of such matter.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 15-102, 15-103; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7\u00a7 15.1-1003,\n15.1-1004; 1980, c. 559; 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}}