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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1960, chapter 382; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60014,"section_number":"15.2-855","catch_line":"Division of county into districts; functions of districts; appointees to planning commission and school board","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-855\/"}],"permalink":{"id":152125,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71067,"identifier":"15.2-803","token":"15.2\/I\/8\/1\/15.2-803","url":"\/15.2-803\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-803\/","token":"15.2\/I\/8\/1\/15.2-803","dublin_core":{"Title":"General powers of board of supervisors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-803","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The board shall be the policy-determining body of the county<\/span> and shall be vested with all rights and powers conferred on boards of supervisors<\/span> by general law<\/span>, not inconsistent with the form of county<\/span> organization and government herein provided.\n\t\tThe board shall be the governing body<\/span> of the urban county<\/span> and of each of the districts established under Article 4 (\u00a7 15.2-855<\/a> et seq.) of this chapter for the provision of certain services to residents of such districts.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGENERAL POWERS OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (\u00a7 15.2-803)\n\nThe board shall be the policy-determining body of the county and shall be vested\nwith all rights and powers conferred on boards of supervisors by general law,\nnot inconsistent with the form of county organization and government herein\nprovided.\n\t\tThe board shall be the governing body of the urban county and of each of the\ndistricts established under Article 4 (\u00a7 15.2-855 et seq.) of this chapter for\nthe provision of certain services to residents of such districts.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-384.18; 1960, c. 382; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-730; 1997,\nc. 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}}