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This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 388<\/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":160899,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57367,"identifier":"15.2-7603","token":"15.2\/IV\/76\/15.2-7603","url":"\/15.2-7603\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-7603\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/76\/15.2-7603","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers of Authority","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-7603","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Authority acting through its Board:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Is vested with the powers of a body corporate, including the power to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, make contracts<\/span>, and adopt and use a common seal and alter the same as may be deemed expedient; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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3.<\/span> May adopt, alter, or repeal its own bylaws and regulations that govern the manner in which its business may be transacted and may provide for the appointment of such committees, and the functions thereof, as the Authority deems necessary to facilitate its business. Each committee shall consist of the number of persons as the Authority deems advisable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS OF AUTHORITY (\u00a7 15.2-7603)\n\nThe Authority acting through its Board:\n\n1. Is vested with the powers of a body corporate, including the power to sue and\nbe sued, plead and be impleaded, make contracts, and adopt and use a common seal\nand alter the same as may be deemed expedient;\n\n2. May retain legal counsel to represent the Authority in hearings,\ncontroversies, or matters involving the interests of the Authority and the\nfurtherance of its purposes; and\n\n3. May adopt, alter, or repeal its own bylaws and regulations that govern the\nmanner in which its business may be transacted and may provide for the\nappointment of such committees, and the functions thereof, as the Authority\ndeems necessary to facilitate its business. Each committee shall consist of the\nnumber of persons as the Authority deems advisable.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, c. 388.","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}}