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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":189801,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82652,"identifier":"25.1-304","token":"25.1\/3\/25.1-304","url":"\/25.1-304\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/25.1-304\/","token":"25.1\/3\/25.1-304","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority to take possession and title to property","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 25.1-304","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In addition to any authority it has to exercise the power of eminent domain prior to entering upon property<\/span> being condemned, an authorized condemnor<\/span> is authorized to acquire title to and to enter upon and take possession<\/span> of such property<\/span> for the purposes for which such condemnor is authorized to condemn such property<\/span>, and proceed with the construction of improvements upon such property<\/span>, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY TO TAKE POSSESSION AND TITLE TO PROPERTY (\u00a7 25.1-304)\n\nIn addition to any authority it has to exercise the power of eminent domain\nprior to entering upon property being condemned, an authorized condemnor is\nauthorized to acquire title to and to enter upon and take possession of such\nproperty for the purposes for which such condemnor is authorized to condemn such\nproperty, and proceed with the construction of improvements upon such property,\nin accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter.\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}}