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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 587<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":74279,"section_number":"15.2-4603","catch_line":"Creation of district; extension of term of district","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4603\/"}],"permalink":{"id":158139,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70920,"identifier":"15.2-4609","token":"15.2\/IV\/46\/1\/15.2-4609","url":"\/15.2-4609\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-4609\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/46\/1\/15.2-4609","dublin_core":{"Title":"Jurisdiction of counties and officers, etc., not affected","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-4609","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Neither the creation of a district<\/span> nor any other provision in this chapter shall affect the power, jurisdiction<\/span>, or duties of the respective local governing bodies, sheriffs, treasurers, commissioners of the revenue, circuit<\/span>, district<\/span>, or other courts<\/span>, clerks of any court<\/span>, magistrates<\/span>, or any other county<\/span> or state officer in regard to the area embraced in any district<\/span> or restrict or prevent any county<\/span> or town<\/span> or its governing body<\/span> from imposing and collecting taxes or assessments for public improvements as permitted by law<\/span>. Any county<\/span> that creates a district<\/span> pursuant to this section may obligate itself with respect to the zoning ordinances<\/span>, zoning ordinance<\/span> text, and regulations relating thereto for all commercial and industrial classifications within the district<\/span> as provided in subsection C of \u00a7 15.2-4603<\/a> for a term not to exceed 20 years from the date on which such district<\/span> is created.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJURISDICTION OF COUNTIES AND OFFICERS, ETC., NOT AFFECTED (\u00a7 15.2-4609)\n\nNeither the creation of a district nor any other provision in this chapter shall\naffect the power, jurisdiction, or duties of the respective local governing\nbodies, sheriffs, treasurers, commissioners of the revenue, circuit, district,\nor other courts, clerks of any court, magistrates, or any other county or state\nofficer in regard to the area embraced in any district or restrict or prevent\nany county or town or its governing body from imposing and collecting taxes or\nassessments for public improvements as permitted by law. Any county that creates\na district pursuant to this section may obligate itself with respect to the\nzoning ordinances, zoning ordinance text, and regulations relating thereto for\nall commercial and industrial classifications within the district as provided in\nsubsection C of \u00a7 15.2-4603 for a term not to exceed 20 years from the date on\nwhich such district is created.\n\nHISTORY: 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}}