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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 940<\/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":false,"permalink":{"id":189789,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75789,"identifier":"25.1-301","token":"25.1\/3\/25.1-301","url":"\/25.1-301\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/25.1-301\/","token":"25.1\/3\/25.1-301","dublin_core":{"Title":"Applicability of chapter; purpose","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 25.1-301","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The procedure established by this chapter shall be available for use, at the election of an authorized condemnor<\/span>, in connection with the acquisition of property<\/span> by condemnation if the use of the procedure is specifically authorized by law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> It is the intention of this chapter to provide that property<\/span> may, in the discretion of the authorized condemnor<\/span>, be condemned as provided in this chapter before, during or after the construction of improvements thereon. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER; PURPOSE (\u00a7 25.1-301)\n\nA. The procedure established by this chapter shall be available for use, at the\nelection of an authorized condemnor, in connection with the acquisition of\nproperty by condemnation if the use of the procedure is specifically authorized\nby law.\n\nB. It is the intention of this chapter to provide that property may, in the\ndiscretion of the authorized condemnor, be condemned as provided in this chapter\nbefore, during or after the construction of improvements thereon.\n\nHISTORY: 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}}