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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1970, chapter 187; in 1991, chapter 54; in 1995, chapter 461<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 502<\/a> and 503<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86797,"section_number":"27-6.02","catch_line":"Provision of firefighting services","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-6.02\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":83050,"section_number":"27-15.2","catch_line":"Purchase, maintenance, etc., of equipment; donated equipment","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-15.2\/"},{"id":64892,"section_number":"27-2","catch_line":"Contracts of cities or towns to furnish fire protection","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-2\/"},{"id":86797,"section_number":"27-6.02","catch_line":"Provision of firefighting services","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-6.02\/"}],"permalink":{"id":189989,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78953,"identifier":"27-4","token":"27\/1\/27-4","url":"\/27-4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/27-4\/","token":"27\/1\/27-4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Contract of county, city, or town to furnish fire protection","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 27-4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any county, city, or town that operates firefighting equipment as provided for in \u00a7 27-15.2<\/a> and any county, city, or town mentioned in \u00a7 27-6.02<\/a> may contract<\/span> with counties, cities, or towns in, adjacent to, or near such county, city, or town, including the District of Columbia, for fire protection in the manner provided for in \u00a7 27-2<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTRACT OF COUNTY, CITY, OR TOWN TO FURNISH FIRE PROTECTION (\u00a7 27-4)\n\nAny county, city, or town that operates firefighting equipment as provided for\nin \u00a7 27-15.2 and any county, city, or town mentioned in \u00a7 27-6.02 may contract\nwith counties, cities, or towns in, adjacent to, or near such county, city, or\ntown, including the District of Columbia, for fire protection in the manner\nprovided for in \u00a7 27-2.\n\nHISTORY: 1946, p. 609; Michie Suppl. 1946, \u00a7 2743m; 1948, p. 160; 1970, c. 187;\n1991, c. 54; 1995, c. 461; 2015, cc. 502, 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}}