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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1962, chapter 426; in 1975, chapter 189; in 1991, chapter 520; in 2000, chapter 1029<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 940<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 586<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 835<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82630,"section_number":"25.1-214","catch_line":"Failure of owner to file answer and grounds of defense","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-214\/"},{"id":68398,"section_number":"25.1-220","catch_line":"Who determines issue of just compensation","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-220\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":189599,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65232,"identifier":"25.1-213","token":"25.1\/2\/2\/25.1-213","url":"\/25.1-213\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/25.1-213\/","token":"25.1\/2\/2\/25.1-213","dublin_core":{"Title":"Filing an answer and grounds of defense; election of commissioners or jury","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 25.1-213","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Within 21 days of the service thereof any such owner<\/span> who 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 make his election to proceed with either the appointment of commissioners or the empanelment of a jury<\/span>, shall file (i) his answer and grounds of defense designating the property<\/span> in which he claims to be interested, (ii) 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 (iii) his election to proceed with either the appointment of commissioners or the empanelment of a jury<\/span> for the determination of just compensation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFILING AN ANSWER AND GROUNDS OF DEFENSE; ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS OR JURY (\u00a7\n25.1-213)\n\nWithin 21 days of the service thereof any such owner who desires to assert 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 make his election to proceed\nwith either the appointment of commissioners or the empanelment of a jury, shall\nfile (i) his answer and grounds of defense designating the property in which he\nclaims to be interested, (ii) the grounds of any objection or defense to the\ntaking or damaging of his property or to the jurisdiction of the court to hear\nthe case, and (iii) his election to proceed with either the appointment of\ncommissioners or the empanelment of a jury for the determination of just\ncompensation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 4365; Code 1950, \u00a7 25-10; 1962, c. 426, \u00a7 25-46.9;\n1975, c. 189; 1991, c. 520; 2000, c. 1029; 2003, c. 940; 2006, c. 586; 2010, c.\n835.","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}}