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If all the governing bodies adopt resolutions concurring in such declaration and finding that the authority should be dissolved, they shall file appropriate articles of dissolution with the State Corporation Commission. When the affairs of the authority have been wound up and all of its assets have been distributed, the governing bodies shall file appropriate articles of termination of corporate existence with the State Corporation Commission.\n\t\tIf any of the governing bodies refuse to adopt resolutions concurring in such declaration, then the authority may petition the circuit court for any locality which is a member of the authority to order one or more of such governing bodies to create a new authority. The circuit court may order the governing body of the political subdivision requesting dissolution of the existing authority to adopt an ordinance establishing a new authority to which the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-5102 through 15.2-5106 shall not apply. Thereafter, the court may order that the assets be divided among the authorities and, subject to the approval of any debt holder, require the assumption of a proportionate share of the obligations of the existing authority by the new authority.\n\t\tNotwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1 of \u00a7 15.2-5114, an authority shall continue in existence and shall not be dissolved because the term for which it was created, including any extensions thereof, has expired, unless all of such authority’s functions have been taken over and its obligations have been paid or have been assumed by one or more political subdivisions or by an authority created thereby, or cash or United States government securities have been deposited for their payment.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":286531,"text":"Whenever the board of an authority determines that the purposes for which it was created have been completed or are impractical or impossible or that its functions have been taken over by one or more political subdivisions and that all its obligations have been paid or have been assumed by one or more of such political subdivisions or any authority created thereby or that cash or United States government securities have been deposited for their payment, it shall adopt and file with the governing body of each political subdivision which is a member of the authority a resolution declaring such facts. If all the governing bodies adopt resolutions concurring in such declaration and finding that the authority should be dissolved, they shall file appropriate articles of dissolution with the State Corporation Commission. When the affairs of the authority have been wound up and all of its assets have been distributed, the governing bodies shall file appropriate articles of termination of corporate existence with the State Corporation Commission.\n\t\tIf any of the governing bodies refuse to adopt resolutions concurring in such declaration, then the authority may petition the circuit court for any locality which is a member of the authority to order one or more of such governing bodies to create a new authority. The circuit court may order the governing body of the political subdivision requesting dissolution of the existing authority to adopt an ordinance establishing a new authority to which the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-5102 through 15.2-5106 shall not apply. 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This law was first created in 1970. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 617 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 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1982, chapter 662; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 216<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":79196,"section_number":"15.2-5102","catch_line":"One or more localities may create authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5102\/"},{"id":70226,"section_number":"15.2-5106","catch_line":"Voters' petition requesting agreement and referendum","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5106\/"},{"id":81312,"section_number":"15.2-5114","catch_line":"Powers of authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5114\/"}],"permalink":{"id":158501,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80008,"identifier":"15.2-5109","token":"15.2\/IV\/51\/2\/15.2-5109","url":"\/15.2-5109\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-5109\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/51\/2\/15.2-5109","dublin_core":{"Title":"Dissolution and termination of authority","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-5109","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever the board of an authority<\/span> determines that the purposes for which it was created have been completed or are impractical or impossible or that its functions have been taken over by one or more political subdivisions<\/span> and that all its obligations have been paid or have been assumed by one or more of such political subdivisions<\/span> or any authority<\/span> created thereby or that cash or United States government securities have been deposited for their payment, it shall adopt and file with the governing body<\/span> of each political subdivision<\/span> which is a member of the authority<\/span> a resolution declaring such facts<\/span>. If all the governing bodies adopt resolutions concurring in such declaration and finding<\/span> that the authority<\/span> should be dissolved, they shall file appropriate articles of dissolution with the State Corporation Commission. When the affairs of the authority<\/span> have been wound up and all of its assets<\/span> have been distributed, the governing bodies shall file appropriate articles of termination of corporate existence with the State Corporation Commission.\n\t\tIf any of the governing bodies refuse<\/span> to adopt resolutions concurring in such declaration, then the authority<\/span> may petition<\/span> the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> for any locality<\/span> which is a member of the authority<\/span> to order<\/span> one or more of such governing bodies to create a new authority<\/span>. The circuit<\/span> court<\/span> may order<\/span> the governing body<\/span> of the political subdivision<\/span> requesting dissolution of the existing authority<\/span> to adopt an ordinance<\/span> establishing a new authority<\/span> to which the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-5102<\/a> through 15.2-5106<\/a> shall not apply. Thereafter, the court<\/span> may order<\/span> that the assets<\/span> be divided among the authorities and, subject to the approval of any debt holder, require the assumption of a proportionate share of the obligations of the existing authority<\/span> by the new authority<\/span>.\n\t\tNotwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1 of \u00a7 15.2-5114<\/a>, an authority<\/span> shall continue in existence and shall not be dissolved because the term for which it was created, including any extensions thereof, has expired, unless all of such authority<\/span>’s functions have been taken over and its obligations have been paid or have been assumed by one or more political subdivisions<\/span> or by an authority<\/span> created thereby, or cash or United States government securities have been deposited for their payment.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY (\u00a7 15.2-5109)\n\nWhenever the board of an authority determines that the purposes for which it was\ncreated have been completed or are impractical or impossible or that its\nfunctions have been taken over by one or more political subdivisions and that\nall its obligations have been paid or have been assumed by one or more of such\npolitical subdivisions or any authority created thereby or that cash or United\nStates government securities have been deposited for their payment, it shall\nadopt and file with the governing body of each political subdivision which is a\nmember of the authority a resolution declaring such facts. If all the governing\nbodies adopt resolutions concurring in such declaration and finding that the\nauthority should be dissolved, they shall file appropriate articles of\ndissolution with the State Corporation Commission. When the affairs of the\nauthority have been wound up and all of its assets have been distributed, the\ngoverning bodies shall file appropriate articles of termination of corporate\nexistence with the State Corporation Commission.\n\t\tIf any of the governing bodies refuse to adopt resolutions concurring in such\ndeclaration, then the authority may petition the circuit court for any locality\nwhich is a member of the authority to order one or more of such governing bodies\nto create a new authority. The circuit court may order the governing body of the\npolitical subdivision requesting dissolution of the existing authority to adopt\nan ordinance establishing a new authority to which the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7\n15.2-5102 through 15.2-5106 shall not apply. Thereafter, the court may order\nthat the assets be divided among the authorities and, subject to the approval of\nany debt holder, require the assumption of a proportionate share of the\nobligations of the existing authority by the new authority.\n\t\tNotwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1 of \u00a7 15.2-5114, an authority\nshall continue in existence and shall not be dissolved because the term for\nwhich it was created, including any extensions thereof, has expired, unless all\nof such authority’s functions have been taken over and its obligations\nhave been paid or have been assumed by one or more political subdivisions or by\nan authority created thereby, or cash or United States government securities\nhave been deposited for their payment.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 617, \u00a7 15.1-1269.1; 1982, c. 662; 1997, c. 587; 2009, c. 216.","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}}