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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 11 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 1952, chapter 87; in 1954, chapter 291; in 1966, chapter 273; in 1968, chapter 501; in 1972, chapter 549; in 1973, chapter 186; in 1975, chapters 308 and 328; in 1978, chapter 430; in 1980, chapter 559; in 1994, chapter 786<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 940<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":62316,"section_number":"25.1-200","catch_line":"Chapter controls condemnation proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-200\/"},{"id":67030,"section_number":"25.1-203","catch_line":"Authority of certain condemnors to inspect property; reimbursement for damages; notice prior to entry","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-203\/"},{"id":83870,"section_number":"25.1-300","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-300\/"}],"permalink":{"id":184435,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67140,"identifier":"22.1-127","token":"22.1\/9\/1\/22.1-127","url":"\/22.1-127\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-127\/","token":"22.1\/9\/1\/22.1-127","dublin_core":{"Title":"Condemnation of land for school purposes; right of entry; location of school outside boundaries of school division","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-127","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A school board<\/span> shall have the power to exercise the right of eminent domain and may condemn land or other property or any interest or estate therein, including dwellings, yards, gardens or orchards, necessary for public school purposes pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2 (\u00a7 25.1-200<\/a> et seq.) of Title 25.1 and in the manner provided by Chapter 3 (\u00a7 25.1-300<\/a> et seq.) of Title 25.1. To determine the suitability of the land for school purposes, a school board<\/span> shall have the same right of entry under the same conditions as a county, city, or town pursuant to \u00a7 25.1-203<\/a>. A school board<\/span> shall have no authority to locate any school which was not begun prior to January 1, 1978, on property outside the boundaries of the school division unless the school board<\/span> first obtains the approval of the governing body<\/span> of the county, city or town in which a proposed school will be located.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONDEMNATION OF LAND FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES; RIGHT OF ENTRY; LOCATION OF SCHOOL\nOUTSIDE BOUNDARIES OF SCHOOL DIVISION (\u00a7 22.1-127)\n\nA school board shall have the power to exercise the right of eminent domain and\nmay condemn land or other property or any interest or estate therein, including\ndwellings, yards, gardens or orchards, necessary for public school purposes\npursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2 (\u00a7 25.1-200 et seq.) of Title 25.1 and\nin the manner provided by Chapter 3 (\u00a7 25.1-300 et seq.) of Title 25.1. To\ndetermine the suitability of the land for school purposes, a school board shall\nhave the same right of entry under the same conditions as a county, city, or\ntown pursuant to \u00a7 25.1-203. A school board shall have no authority to locate\nany school which was not begun prior to January 1, 1978, on property outside the\nboundaries of the school division unless the school board first obtains the\napproval of the governing body of the county, city or town in which a proposed\nschool will be located.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 22-97, 22-149; 1952, c. 87; 1954, c. 291; 1959, Ex.\nSess., c. 79, \u00a7 1; 1966, c. 273; 1968, c. 501; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 161; 1972,\nc. 549; 1973, c. 186; 1975, cc. 308, 328; 1978, c. 430; 1980, c. 559; 1994, c.\n786; 2003, c. 940.","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}}