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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1966, chapter 134; in 1995, chapter 461<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 502<\/a> and 503<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":189981,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77222,"identifier":"27-3","token":"27\/1\/27-3","url":"\/27-3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/27-3\/","token":"27\/1\/27-3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Contract of county with city or another county for fire protection","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 27-3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The governing body of any county adjoining or near any city, town, or county, within or without the Commonwealth, including the District of Columbia, having and maintaining firefighting equipment may contract<\/span> with any such city, town, or county, upon such terms as such governing body may deem proper, for fighting fires in such county, town, or city and may prescribe the terms and conditions upon which such services may be provided on privately owned property in the county, town, or city and may raise funds with which to pay for such services, by levying and collecting annually, at such rates as such governing body may deem sufficient, a special tax upon the property in such county, or in any magisterial district thereof, subject to local taxation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTRACT OF COUNTY WITH CITY OR ANOTHER COUNTY FOR FIRE PROTECTION (\u00a7 27-3)\n\nThe governing body of any county adjoining or near any city, town, or county,\nwithin or without the Commonwealth, including the District of Columbia, having\nand maintaining firefighting equipment may contract with any such city, town, or\ncounty, upon such terms as such governing body may deem proper, for fighting\nfires in such county, town, or city and may prescribe the terms and conditions\nupon which such services may be provided on privately owned property in the\ncounty, town, or city and may raise funds with which to pay for such services,\nby levying and collecting annually, at such rates as such governing body may\ndeem sufficient, a special tax upon the property in such county, or in any\nmagisterial district thereof, subject to local taxation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 2743; 1942, p. 118; 1966, c. 134; 1995, c. 461; 2015, cc.\n502, 503.","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}}