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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 791<\/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":false,"permalink":{"id":159519,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75235,"identifier":"15.2-5509","token":"15.2\/IV\/55.1\/15.2-5509","url":"\/15.2-5509\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-5509\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/55.1\/15.2-5509","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-5509","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Authority<\/span>” means any political subdivision, a body politic and corporate, created, organized and operated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or if such Authority<\/span> is abolished, the board, body, commission, department or officer succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers given by this chapter are given by law<\/span>.\n\t\t“Governing body<\/span>” means the board or body in which the general legislative powers of the municipality<\/span> are vested.\n\t\t“Municipality<\/span>” means any county<\/span> or incorporated city<\/span> or town<\/span> in the West Piedmont or Southside Planning District Commission with respect to which an Authority<\/span> may be organized and in which it is contemplated the Authority<\/span> will function.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 15.2-5509)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Authority” means any political subdivision, a body politic and\ncorporate, created, organized and operated pursuant to the provisions of this\nchapter, or if such Authority is abolished, the board, body, commission,\ndepartment or officer succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom\nthe powers given by this chapter are given by law.\n\t\t“Governing body” means the board or body in which the general\nlegislative powers of the municipality are vested.\n\t\t“Municipality” means any county or incorporated city or town in\nthe West Piedmont or Southside Planning District Commission with respect to\nwhich an Authority may be organized and in which it is contemplated the\nAuthority will function.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 791.","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}}