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Assessed values and the ratio of assessed values to true values, as determined by the State Department of Taxation, in the city seeking to become a town and in the county including real property, personal property, machinery and tools, merchants’ capital and public service corporation assessment for each year of the five years immediately preceding;\n\t\t\tb. School population and school enrollment in the city seeking to become a town and in the county, as shown by the records in the office of the division superintendent of schools; and cost of education per pupil in average daily membership, as shown by the last preceding report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction;\n\t\t\tc. Population and population density of the city seeking to become a town and of the county;4\n\nLong-term and short-term indebtedness of both the city and the county;5\n\nLimitation or expansion of pretrial discovery procedures;6\n\nLimitation of the number of expert witnesses; each expert witness who will testify shall file a statement of his qualifications;7\n\nSuch other matters as may aid in the disposition of the case.\n\t\t\tThe court, or the judge, as the case may be, shall make an appropriate order which will control the subsequent conduct of the case unless modified for good cause before or during the trial or hearing.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":217349,"text":"The special court shall, prior to hearing any case under this chapter, direct the attorneys for the parties to appear before it or, in its discretion, before a single judge, for a conference to consider:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":217350,"text":"Simplification of the issues;","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":217351,"text":"Amendment of pleadings and filing of additional pleadings;","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"3":{"id":217352,"text":"Stipulations as to facts, documents, records, photographs, plans and like matters, which will dispense with formal proof thereof, including:\n\t\t\ta. 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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 881 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 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 386<\/a> and 629<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":157829,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59306,"identifier":"15.2-4105","token":"15.2\/III\/41\/15.2-4105","url":"\/15.2-4105\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-4105\/","token":"15.2\/III\/41\/15.2-4105","dublin_core":{"Title":"Pretrial conference; matters considered","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-4105","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The special court<\/span> shall, prior to hearing<\/span> any case under this chapter, direct the attorneys for the parties to appear before it or, in its discretion, before a single judge<\/span>, for a conference to consider:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Simplification of the issues<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Amendment of pleadings<\/span> and filing of additional pleadings<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Stipulations<\/span> as to facts<\/span>, documents, records, photographs, plans and like matters, which will dispense with formal proof thereof, including:\n\t\t\ta. Assessed values and the ratio of assessed values to true values, as determined by the State Department of Taxation, in the city<\/span> seeking to become a town<\/span> and in the county<\/span> including real property, personal property, machinery and tools, merchants’ capital and public service corporation assessment for each year of the five years immediately preceding;\n\t\t\tb. School population and school enrollment in the city<\/span> seeking to become a town<\/span> and in the county<\/span>, as shown by the records in the office of the division superintendent of schools; and cost of education per pupil in average daily membership, as shown by the last preceding report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction;\n\t\t\tc. Population and population density of the city<\/span> seeking to become a town<\/span> and of the county<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Long-term and short-term indebtedness of both the city<\/span> and the county<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Limitation or expansion of pretrial discovery<\/span> procedures; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Limitation of the number of expert witnesses; each expert witness<\/span> who will testify shall file a statement of his qualifications; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Such other matters as may aid in the disposition<\/span> of the case.\n\t\t\tThe court<\/span>, or the judge<\/span>, as the case may be, shall make an appropriate order<\/span> which will control the subsequent conduct of the case unless modified for good cause before or during the trial<\/span> or hearing<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPRETRIAL CONFERENCE; MATTERS CONSIDERED (\u00a7 15.2-4105)\n\nThe special court shall, prior to hearing any case under this chapter, direct\nthe attorneys for the parties to appear before it or, in its discretion, before\na single judge, for a conference to consider:\n\n1. Simplification of the issues;\n\n2. Amendment of pleadings and filing of additional pleadings;\n\n3. Stipulations as to facts, documents, records, photographs, plans and like\nmatters, which will dispense with formal proof thereof, including:\n\t\t\ta. Assessed values and the ratio of assessed values to true values, as\ndetermined by the State Department of Taxation, in the city seeking to become a\ntown and in the county including real property, personal property, machinery and\ntools, merchants’ capital and public service corporation assessment for\neach year of the five years immediately preceding;\n\t\t\tb. School population and school enrollment in the city seeking to become a\ntown and in the county, as shown by the records in the office of the division\nsuperintendent of schools; and cost of education per pupil in average daily\nmembership, as shown by the last preceding report of the Superintendent of\nPublic Instruction;\n\t\t\tc. Population and population density of the city seeking to become a town and\nof the county;\n\n4. Long-term and short-term indebtedness of both the city and the county;\n\n5. Limitation or expansion of pretrial discovery procedures;\n\n6. Limitation of the number of expert witnesses; each expert witness who will\ntestify shall file a statement of his qualifications;\n\n7. Such other matters as may aid in the disposition of the case.\n\t\t\tThe court, or the judge, as the case may be, shall make an appropriate order\nwhich will control the subsequent conduct of the case unless modified for good\ncause before or during the trial or hearing.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 881, \u00a7 15.1-965.15; 1997, c. 587; 2010, cc. 386, 629.","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}}