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Any action to assert a claim in such land shall be barred unless brought within such two-year period.C\n\nAny action pursuant to subsection A with respect to lands designated as ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowland in an amended or supplemental inventory shall be brought within two years following the filing of such amended or supplemental inventory. Any action to assert a claim in such lands shall be barred unless brought within such two-year period.D\n\nUpon entry of a final judgment ruling that any lands designated in an initial inventory, or in an amended or supplemental inventory, as ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowlands are not property of the Commonwealth, the Commission shall file an amended inventory correcting its designation of such property.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":216898,"text":"Any person claiming ownership of an interest in lands designated as ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowland in an initial inventory, or in any amended or supplemental inventory, may bring an action for declaratory judgment to determine title to the land pursuant to § 8.01-184, an action to establish the boundaries to land pursuant to § 8.01-179, or an action of ejectment pursuant to § 8.01-131.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":216899,"text":"Any action pursuant to subsection A with respect to lands designated as ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowland in an initial inventory shall be brought within two years following the effective date of this section. 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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 850<\/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":[{"id":71963,"section_number":"28.2-1507","catch_line":"Notice of filing of inventories","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1507\/"},{"id":55976,"section_number":"28.2-1511","catch_line":"Claims to ungranted shores of the sea, marsh and meadowlands proposed for designation in amended or supplemental inventory","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1511\/"},{"id":58807,"section_number":"28.2-1512","catch_line":"Effect of disability","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1512\/"},{"id":86986,"section_number":"28.2-1514","catch_line":"Historical evidence","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1514\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":84484,"section_number":"8.01-179","catch_line":"Motion for judgment to establish boundary lines","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-179\/"},{"id":73462,"section_number":"8.01-184","catch_line":"Power to issue declaratory judgments","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-184\/"}],"permalink":{"id":192237,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59170,"identifier":"28.2-1509","token":"28.2\/III\/15\/4\/28.2-1509","url":"\/28.2-1509\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-1509\/","token":"28.2\/III\/15\/4\/28.2-1509","dublin_core":{"Title":"Claims to lands designated in an inventory","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-1509","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person claiming ownership of an interest in lands designated as ungranted shores of the sea<\/span>, marsh or meadowland in an initial inventory<\/span>, or in any amended or supplemental inventory, may bring an action for declaratory judgment<\/span> to determine title to the land pursuant to § 8.01-184<\/a>, an action to establish the boundaries to land pursuant to § 8.01-179<\/a>, or an action of ejectment pursuant to § 8.01-131<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any action pursuant to subsection A with respect to lands designated as ungranted shores of the sea<\/span>, marsh or meadowland in an initial inventory<\/span> shall be brought within two years following the effective date of this section. Any action to assert a claim in such land shall be barred unless brought within such two-year period. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any action pursuant to subsection A with respect to lands designated as ungranted shores of the sea<\/span>, marsh or meadowland in an amended or supplemental inventory shall be brought within two years following the filing of such amended or supplemental inventory. Any action to assert a claim in such lands shall be barred unless brought within such two-year period. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Upon entry of a final judgment ruling that any lands designated in an initial inventory<\/span>, or in an amended or supplemental inventory, as ungranted shores of the sea<\/span>, marsh or meadowlands<\/span> are not property of the Commonwealth, the Commission<\/span> shall file an amended inventory correcting its designation of such property. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCLAIMS TO LANDS DESIGNATED IN AN INVENTORY (\u00a7 28.2-1509)\n\nA. Any person claiming ownership of an interest in lands designated as ungranted\nshores of the sea, marsh or meadowland in an initial inventory, or in any\namended or supplemental inventory, may bring an action for declaratory judgment\nto determine title to the land pursuant to § 8.01-184, an action to\nestablish the boundaries to land pursuant to § 8.01-179, or an action of\nejectment pursuant to § 8.01-131.\n\nB. Any action pursuant to subsection A with respect to lands designated as\nungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowland in an initial inventory shall\nbe brought within two years following the effective date of this section. Any\naction to assert a claim in such land shall be barred unless brought within such\ntwo-year period.\n\nC. Any action pursuant to subsection A with respect to lands designated as\nungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowland in an amended or supplemental\ninventory shall be brought within two years following the filing of such amended\nor supplemental inventory. Any action to assert a claim in such lands shall be\nbarred unless brought within such two-year period.\n\nD. Upon entry of a final judgment ruling that any lands designated in an initial\ninventory, or in an amended or supplemental inventory, as ungranted shores of\nthe sea, marsh or meadowlands are not property of the Commonwealth, the\nCommission shall file an amended inventory correcting its designation of such\nproperty.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 850.","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}}