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(ii) the property is being transferred to another owner who has been granted tax exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and the property remains open to the public at least 100 days a year; or (iii) an easement, right-of-way, or leasehold interest in the property is being sold or transferred and the property remains open to the public at least 100 days a year.D\n\nFailure to provide the notification required by this section shall not be the basis for invalidation of any sale, but may subject the terms of the sale to special review by the locality or the Attorney General to ensure that such sale has not resulted in a violation of any public law or charitable trust obligation by the transferring organization or entity.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":288126,"text":"Any charitable or civic organization or museum that (i) has been granted tax exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (ii) owns real property that is designated as historic under a local zoning ordinance or meets the criteria for a historic area under § 15.2-2201; and (iii) is operating that property as a historic attraction open to the public for interpretation for more than 100 days per year, shall notify in writing the locality’s chief administrative officer, the Department of Historic Resources, and the Office of Attorney General of its intent to sell or transfer ownership of such property.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":288127,"text":"Such notification shall be provided at least ninety days prior to the public offering for sale of such property, or if no public offering is made, at least ninety days prior to the acceptance of a purchase offer for such property.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":288128,"text":"The notification required pursuant to subsection A shall be waived where (i) only a portion of the property is sold or transferred and the portion that is not sold or transferred remains open to the public at least 100 days a year; 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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 780<\/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":77758,"section_number":"15.2-2201","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2201\/"}],"permalink":{"id":156641,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80431,"identifier":"15.2-944.1","token":"15.2\/II\/9\/3\/15.2-944.1","url":"\/15.2-944.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-944.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/9\/3\/15.2-944.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notification prior to sale or transfer of ownership of certain historic properties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-944.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any charitable or civic organization or museum that (i) has been granted tax exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (ii) owns real property that is designated as historic under a local zoning ordinance<\/span> or meets the criteria for a historic area under § 15.2-2201<\/a>; and (iii) is operating that property as a historic attraction open to the public for interpretation for more than 100 days per year, shall notify in writing the locality<\/span>’s chief administrative officer, the Department of Historic Resources, and the Office of Attorney General<\/span> of its intent<\/span> to sell or transfer ownership of such property. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Such notification shall be provided at least ninety days prior to the public offering for sale of such property, or if no public offering is made, at least ninety days prior to the acceptance of a purchase offer for such property. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The notification required pursuant to subsection A shall be waived where (i) only a portion of the property is sold or transferred and the portion that is not sold or transferred remains open to the public at least 100 days a year; (ii) the property is being transferred to another owner who has been granted tax exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and the property remains open to the public at least 100 days a year; or (iii) an easement, right-of-way, or leasehold interest in the property is being sold or transferred and the property remains open to the public at least 100 days a year. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Failure to provide the notification required by this section shall not be the basis for invalidation of any sale, but may subject the terms of the sale to special review by the locality<\/span> or the Attorney General<\/span> to ensure that such sale has not resulted in a violation of any public law<\/span> or charitable trust obligation by the transferring organization or entity. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTIFICATION PRIOR TO SALE OR TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN HISTORIC\nPROPERTIES (\u00a7 15.2-944.1)\n\nA. Any charitable or civic organization or museum that (i) has been granted tax\nexempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (ii) owns\nreal property that is designated as historic under a local zoning ordinance or\nmeets the criteria for a historic area under § 15.2-2201; and (iii) is\noperating that property as a historic attraction open to the public for\ninterpretation for more than 100 days per year, shall notify in writing the\nlocality’s chief administrative officer, the Department of Historic\nResources, and the Office of Attorney General of its intent to sell or transfer\nownership of such property.\n\nB. Such notification shall be provided at least ninety days prior to the public\noffering for sale of such property, or if no public offering is made, at least\nninety days prior to the acceptance of a purchase offer for such property.\n\nC. The notification required pursuant to subsection A shall be waived where (i)\nonly a portion of the property is sold or transferred and the portion that is\nnot sold or transferred remains open to the public at least 100 days a year;\n(ii) the property is being transferred to another owner who has been granted tax\nexempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and the\nproperty remains open to the public at least 100 days a year; or (iii) an\neasement, right-of-way, or leasehold interest in the property is being sold or\ntransferred and the property remains open to the public at least 100 days a\nyear.\n\nD. Failure to provide the notification required by this section shall not be the\nbasis for invalidation of any sale, but may subject the terms of the sale to\nspecial review by the locality or the Attorney General to ensure that such sale\nhas not resulted in a violation of any public law or charitable trust obligation\nby the transferring organization or entity.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 780.","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}}