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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 1968, chapter 702; in 1972, chapter 662; in 1980, chapter 559.<\/p>","references":[{"id":67773,"section_number":"15.2-1800.1","catch_line":"Tenancy in common with school board for certain property","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1800.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":184423,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57012,"identifier":"22.1-125","token":"22.1\/9\/1\/22.1-125","url":"\/22.1-125\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-125\/","token":"22.1\/9\/1\/22.1-125","dublin_core":{"Title":"Title to property vested in school board; exception; extent of school board’s authority","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-125","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The title to all school property, both real and personal, within a school division shall be vested in the school board<\/span>, except that by mutual consent of the school board<\/span> of a school division composed solely of part or all of a city and the governing body<\/span> of the city, the title to property may vest in the city. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The official care and authority of a school board<\/span> shall cover all territory included in the geographical boundaries of the school division and all school property located without and contiguous to the boundaries of such school division when the title to such property is vested either in the school board<\/span> or a city; provided, however, that school property lying without the corporate limits of a city but not adjacent thereto on January 1, 1968, shall be subject to the official care and authority of the school board<\/span> of such city or the city. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTITLE TO PROPERTY VESTED IN SCHOOL BOARD; EXCEPTION; EXTENT OF SCHOOL\nBOARD’S AUTHORITY (\u00a7 22.1-125)\n\nA. The title to all school property, both real and personal, within a school\ndivision shall be vested in the school board, except that by mutual consent of\nthe school board of a school division composed solely of part or all of a city\nand the governing body of the city, the title to property may vest in the city.\n\nB. The official care and authority of a school board shall cover all territory\nincluded in the geographical boundaries of the school division and all school\nproperty located without and contiguous to the boundaries of such school\ndivision when the title to such property is vested either in the school board or\na city; provided, however, that school property lying without the corporate\nlimits of a city but not adjacent thereto on January 1, 1968, shall be subject\nto the official care and authority of the school board of such city or the city.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 22-94, 22-95; 1968, c. 702; 1972, c. 662; 1980, c. 559.","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}}