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Should any such owner fail to file his answer and grounds of defense as hereinabove provided, such failure shall not preclude the owner from appearing on the date set for the appointment of commissioners or the empanelment of a jury nor from presenting evidence as to valuation and damage nor from sharing in the award of just compensation according to his interest therein or otherwise protecting his rights, but such failure shall preclude such owner from any other defense by way of pleas in bar, abatement or otherwise.\n\t\t\tAn extract, Teste:\n\t\t\t……………………………………………………Clerk\n\t\t\t(Here state name and address of counsel for petitioner)B\n\nSuch notice by publication may also include notice of the petitioner’s application for the right of entry as provided in § 25.1-223, whenever such application is included in the petition.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":305004,"text":"The form of the notice by publication pursuant to § 25.1-210, to which shall be attached the signature of the clerk, or the deputy clerk for and on behalf of the clerk, shall be substantially as follows:\n\t\t\tVirginia: In the (here insert the name of the court)\n\t\t\tName of petitioner\n\t\t\tv.At Law………\n\t\t\tName of one or more defendants, et al.,\n\t\t\tand (……) acres, more or less, of land in\n\t\t\t(city or county), Virginia.\n\t\t\tTo Whom It May Concern:\n\t\t\tPursuant to an order entered on the..…day of…….., 20…., this notice is hereby given:\n\t\t\tIn this proceeding the petitioner seeks to acquire by condemnation…… (here state the estate, interest, or right to be acquired) to certain pieces or parcels of land situated in…………(county or city), Virginia, for the uses and purposes of the petitioner…………(here state briefly the uses and purposes and nature of the works and improvements to be made), all of which are described more particularly in the petition and exhibits attached thereto on file in the office of the clerk of his court, to which reference is hereby made for a full and accurate description thereof; and for the appointment of commissioners or the empanelment of a jury to ascertain just compensation to the owners of any estate or interest in the property to be taken or affected as a result of the taking and use thereof by the petitioner.\n\t\t\tFor such purposes, the petitioner will apply to the court, sitting at……, Virginia, on the..… day of………., 20…., at..… o’clock….m., or as soon thereafter as petitioner may be heard, for the appointment of commissioners or the empanelment of a jury to ascertain just compensation as aforesaid.\n\t\t\tAnd it appearing by affidavit filed according to law that the following owners are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or their names and addresses are not known and that diligence has been used by and on behalf of the petitioner to ascertain such names and addresses without effect: (here set out the names of such owners or classes of owners and addresses where known), it is ordered that the aforesaid owners do appear within 10 days after due publication of this order in the clerk’s office of the (here insert the name of the court) and do what is necessary to protect their interests; and it is further ordered that if any of the above named owners desires to assert any objection or defense to the taking or damaging of his property or to the jurisdiction of the court to hear the case and to proceed with the appointment of commissioners or the empanelment of a jury he shall file his answer and grounds of defense designating the property in which he claims to be interested, the grounds of any objection or defense to the taking or damaging of his property or to the jurisdiction of the court to hear the case and to proceed with the appointment of commissioners or the empanelment of a jury for the determination of just compensation. 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This law was first created in 1962. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 426 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. Unfortunately, the 1962 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1991, chapter 520; in 2000, chapter 1029<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 940<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74136,"section_number":"25.1-210","catch_line":"Service of notice by order of publication; mailing copy of notice by publication","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-210\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":74136,"section_number":"25.1-210","catch_line":"Service of notice by order of publication; mailing copy of notice by publication","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-210\/"},{"id":65779,"section_number":"25.1-223","catch_line":"Right to enter upon property","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-223\/"}],"permalink":{"id":189591,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85106,"identifier":"25.1-211","token":"25.1\/2\/2\/25.1-211","url":"\/25.1-211\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/25.1-211\/","token":"25.1\/2\/2\/25.1-211","dublin_core":{"Title":"Form of notice by publication","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 25.1-211","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The form of the notice by publication pursuant to § 25.1-210<\/a>, to which shall be attached the signature of the clerk, or the deputy clerk for and on behalf of the clerk, shall be substantially as follows:\n\t\t\tVirginia: In the (here insert the name of the court<\/span>)\n\t\t\tName of petitioner<\/span>\n\t\t\tv.At Law<\/span>………\n\t\t\tName of one or more defendants<\/span>, et al.,\n\t\t\tand (……) acres, more or less, of land<\/span> in\n\t\t\t(city or county), Virginia.\n\t\t\tTo Whom It May Concern:\n\t\t\tPursuant to an order<\/span> entered on the..…day of…….., 20…., this notice is hereby given:\n\t\t\tIn this proceeding the petitioner<\/span> seeks to acquire by condemnation…… (here state the estate, interest, or right to be acquired) to certain pieces or parcels of land<\/span> situated in…………(county or city), Virginia, for the uses and purposes of the petitioner<\/span>…………(here state briefly the uses and purposes and nature of the works and improvements to be made), all of which are described more particularly in the petition<\/span> and exhibits attached thereto on file in the office of the clerk of his court<\/span>, to which reference is hereby made for a full and accurate description thereof; and for the appointment of commissioners or the empanelment of a jury<\/span> to ascertain just compensation to the owners<\/span> of any estate or interest in the property<\/span> to be taken or affected as a result of the taking and use thereof by the petitioner<\/span>.\n\t\t\tFor such purposes, the petitioner<\/span> will apply to the court<\/span>, sitting at……, Virginia, on the..… day of………., 20…., at..… o’clock….m., or as soon thereafter as petitioner<\/span> may be heard, for the appointment of commissioners or the empanelment of a jury<\/span> to ascertain just compensation as aforesaid.\n\t\t\tAnd it appearing by affidavit<\/span> filed according to law<\/span> that the following owners<\/span> are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or their names and addresses are not known and that diligence has been used by and on behalf of the petitioner<\/span> to ascertain such names and addresses without effect: (here set out the names of such owners<\/span> or classes of owners<\/span> and addresses where known), it is ordered that the aforesaid owners<\/span> do appear within 10 days after due publication of this order<\/span> in the clerk’s office of the (here insert the name of the court<\/span>) and do what is necessary to protect their interests; and it is further ordered that if any of the above named owners<\/span> desires to assert any objection or defense to the taking or damaging of his property<\/span> or to the jurisdiction<\/span> of the court<\/span> to hear the case and to proceed with the appointment of commissioners or the empanelment of a jury<\/span> he shall file his answer and grounds of defense designating the property<\/span> in which he claims to be interested, the grounds of any objection or defense to the taking or damaging of his property<\/span> or to the jurisdiction<\/span> of the court<\/span> to hear the case and to proceed with the appointment of commissioners or the empanelment of a jury<\/span> for the determination of just compensation. Should any such owner<\/span> fail to file his answer and grounds of defense as hereinabove provided, such failure shall not preclude the owner<\/span> from appearing on the date set for the appointment of commissioners or the empanelment of a jury<\/span> nor from presenting evidence<\/span> as to valuation and damage nor from sharing in the award of just compensation according to his interest therein or otherwise protecting his rights, but such failure shall preclude such owner<\/span> from any other defense by way of pleas<\/span> in bar, abatement or otherwise.\n\t\t\tAn extract, Teste:\n\t\t\t……………………………………………………Clerk\n\t\t\t(Here state name and address of counsel<\/span> for petitioner<\/span>) <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Such notice by publication may also include notice of the petitioner<\/span>’s application for the right of entry as provided in § 25.1-223<\/a>, whenever such application is included in the petition<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFORM OF NOTICE BY PUBLICATION (\u00a7 25.1-211)\n\nA. The form of the notice by publication pursuant to § 25.1-210, to which\nshall be attached the signature of the clerk, or the deputy clerk for and on\nbehalf of the clerk, shall be substantially as follows:\n\t\t\tVirginia: In the (here insert the name of the court)\n\t\t\tName of petitioner\n\t\t\tv.At Law………\n\t\t\tName of one or more defendants, et al.,\n\t\t\tand (……) acres, more or less, of land in\n\t\t\t(city or county), Virginia.\n\t\t\tTo Whom It May Concern:\n\t\t\tPursuant to an order entered on the..…day of……..,\n20…., this notice is hereby given:\n\t\t\tIn this proceeding the petitioner seeks to acquire by\ncondemnation…… (here state the estate, interest, or right to be\nacquired) to certain pieces or parcels of land situated\nin…………(county or city), Virginia, for the uses and\npurposes of the petitioner…………(here state briefly the\nuses and purposes and nature of the works and improvements to be made), all of\nwhich are described more particularly in the petition and exhibits attached\nthereto on file in the office of the clerk of his court, to which reference is\nhereby made for a full and accurate description thereof; and for the appointment\nof commissioners or the empanelment of a jury to ascertain just compensation to\nthe owners of any estate or interest in the property to be taken or affected as\na result of the taking and use thereof by the petitioner.\n\t\t\tFor such purposes, the petitioner will apply to the court, sitting\nat……, Virginia, on the..… day of……….,\n20…., at..… o’clock….m., or as soon thereafter as\npetitioner may be heard, for the appointment of commissioners or the empanelment\nof a jury to ascertain just compensation as aforesaid.\n\t\t\tAnd it appearing by affidavit filed according to law that the following\nowners are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or their names and\naddresses are not known and that diligence has been used by and on behalf of the\npetitioner to ascertain such names and addresses without effect: (here set out\nthe names of such owners or classes of owners and addresses where known), it is\nordered that the aforesaid owners do appear within 10 days after due publication\nof this order in the clerk’s office of the (here insert the name of the\ncourt) and do what is necessary to protect their interests; and it is further\nordered that if any of the above named owners desires to assert any objection or\ndefense to the taking or damaging of his property or to the jurisdiction of the\ncourt to hear the case and to proceed with the appointment of commissioners or\nthe empanelment of a jury he shall file his answer and grounds of defense\ndesignating the property in which he claims to be interested, the grounds of any\nobjection or defense to the taking or damaging of his property or to the\njurisdiction of the court to hear the case and to proceed with the appointment\nof commissioners or the empanelment of a jury for the determination of just\ncompensation. Should any such owner fail to file his answer and grounds of\ndefense as hereinabove provided, such failure shall not preclude the owner from\nappearing on the date set for the appointment of commissioners or the\nempanelment of a jury nor from presenting evidence as to valuation and damage\nnor from sharing in the award of just compensation according to his interest\ntherein or otherwise protecting his rights, but such failure shall preclude such\nowner from any other defense by way of pleas in bar, abatement or otherwise.\n\t\t\tAn extract, Teste:\n\t\t\t……………………………\n………………………Clerk\n\t\t\t(Here state name and address of counsel for petitioner)\n\nB. Such notice by publication may also include notice of the petitioner’s\napplication for the right of entry as provided in § 25.1-223, whenever such\napplication is included in the petition.\n\nHISTORY: 1962, c. 426, \u00a7 25-46.11; 1991, c. 520; 2000, c. 1029; 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}}