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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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2015, chapter 709<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":58001,"section_number":"15.2-2650","catch_line":"Article controlling as to proceedings involving validity","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2650\/"}],"permalink":{"id":158175,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80652,"identifier":"15.2-4617","token":"15.2\/IV\/46\/3\/15.2-4617","url":"\/15.2-4617\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-4617\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/46\/3\/15.2-4617","dublin_core":{"Title":"Chapter to constitute complete district for acts authorized; liberal construction","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-4617","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

This chapter shall constitute full and complete authority for the district<\/span>, without regard to the provisions of any other law<\/span>, for the doing of the acts and things herein authorized. This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the Commonwealth and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof. Any court<\/span> test concerning the validity of any bonds<\/span> which may be issued for transportation improvements<\/span> made pursuant to this chapter may be determined pursuant to Article 6 (\u00a7 15.2-2650<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 26.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCHAPTER TO CONSTITUTE COMPLETE DISTRICT FOR ACTS AUTHORIZED; LIBERAL\nCONSTRUCTION (\u00a7 15.2-4617)\n\nThis chapter shall constitute full and complete authority for the district,\nwithout regard to the provisions of any other law, for the doing of the acts and\nthings herein authorized. This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the\nCommonwealth and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the\npurposes hereof. Any court test concerning the validity of any bonds which may\nbe issued for transportation improvements made pursuant to this chapter may be\ndetermined pursuant to Article 6 (\u00a7 15.2-2650 et seq.) of Chapter 26.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 587; 2015, c. 709.","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}}