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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":67778,"section_number":"15.2-4702","catch_line":"Creation of district","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4702\/"}],"permalink":{"id":158215,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67543,"identifier":"15.2-4707","token":"15.2\/IV\/47\/1\/15.2-4707","url":"\/15.2-4707\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-4707\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/47\/1\/15.2-4707","dublin_core":{"Title":"Jurisdiction of localities and officers, etc., not affected","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-4707","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 local governing body<\/span>, sheriff, treasurer, commissioner of the revenue, circuit<\/span>, district<\/span>, or other courts<\/span>, clerks of any court<\/span>, magistrates<\/span>, or any other local or state officer in regard to the area embraced in any district<\/span> or restrict or prevent the locality<\/span> or town<\/span>, or the governing body<\/span> of the locality<\/span> or town<\/span>, from imposing and collecting taxes or assessments for public improvements as permitted by law<\/span>. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of law<\/span>, any locality<\/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 15.2-4702<\/a> for a term not to exceed 20 years from the date on which such a district<\/span> is created.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJURISDICTION OF LOCALITIES AND OFFICERS, ETC., NOT AFFECTED (\u00a7 15.2-4707)\n\nNeither the creation of a district nor any other provision in this chapter shall\naffect the power, jurisdiction, or duties of the local governing body, sheriff,\ntreasurer, commissioner of the revenue, circuit, district, or other courts,\nclerks of any court, magistrates, or any other local or state officer in regard\nto the area embraced in any district or restrict or prevent the locality or\ntown, or the governing body of the locality or town, from imposing and\ncollecting taxes or assessments for public improvements as permitted by law.\nNotwithstanding any contrary provisions of law, any locality that creates a\ndistrict pursuant to this section may obligate itself with respect to the zoning\nordinances, zoning ordinance text, and regulations relating thereto for all\ncommercial and industrial classifications within the district as provided in\nsubsection C of \u00a7 15.2-4702 for a term not to exceed 20 years from the date on\nwhich such a 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}}