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The Commission shall give notice of its intention to file such amended or supplemental inventory to any person listed as having an ownership interest in such land in the land records of the circuit court for the county. The notice shall be sent by postpaid mail to the address of the person as shown on the land book. The Commission shall also cause notice of its intent to file an amended or supplemental inventory to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where such land is located.B\n\nAny person claiming ownership of an interest in lands described in a notice given pursuant to subsection A may bring an action for declaratory judgment to determine title to the land pursuant to § 8.01-184, to establish the boundaries to land pursuant to § 8.01-179, or an action of ejectment pursuant to § 8.01-131. Any such action shall be brought within two years following publication of the notice pursuant to subsection A; however, the failure of a person claiming ownership of such lands to commence an action within the two-year period as provided in this subsection shall not bar such person from asserting a claim of ownership as provided in § 28.2-1509.C\n\nIf an action is not commenced within the two-year period as provided in subsection B, the Commission may file an amended or supplemental inventory designating as ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowlands the parcels as to which no action has been commenced. Upon filing the amended or supplemental inventory, the Commission shall cause to be published a notice as provided in subsection B of § 28.2-1507.D\n\nIf an action is commenced within the two-year period as provided in subsection B, the Commission shall not, during the pendency of the action, file an amended or supplemental inventory designating the land which is the subject of the action as ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowlands. Upon the entry of a final judgment ruling that any of such land is not the property of the Commonwealth, the Commission shall correct the amended or supplemental inventory to remove any designation of such land as ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowland. The Commission may then file the corrected amended or supplemental inventory. Upon the entry of a final judgment ruling that such land is the property of the Commonwealth, the Commission may file an amended or supplemental inventory designating such land as ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowlands, and further such final judgment shall bar the assertion of a like claim in any action brought to assert ownership of such land pursuant to § 28.2-1509. Upon filing an amended or supplemental inventory, the Commission shall cause to be published the notice as provided in subsection B of § 28.2-1507.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":205032,"text":"The Commission shall not file any amended or supplemental inventory, if such amended or supplemental inventory initially designates a parcel of land as ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowland, unless the Commission has approved such amended or supplemental inventory as provided in § 28.2-1510. The Commission shall give notice of its intention to file such amended or supplemental inventory to any person listed as having an ownership interest in such land in the land records of the circuit court for the county. The notice shall be sent by postpaid mail to the address of the person as shown on the land book. The Commission shall also cause notice of its intent to file an amended or supplemental inventory to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where such land is located.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":205033,"text":"Any person claiming ownership of an interest in lands described in a notice given pursuant to subsection A may bring an action for declaratory judgment to determine title to the land pursuant to § 8.01-184, to establish the boundaries to land pursuant to § 8.01-179, or an action of ejectment pursuant to § 8.01-131. Any such action shall be brought within two years following publication of the notice pursuant to subsection A; however, the failure of a person claiming ownership of such lands to commence an action within the two-year period as provided in this subsection shall not bar such person from asserting a claim of ownership as provided in § 28.2-1509.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":205034,"text":"If an action is not commenced within the two-year period as provided in subsection B, the Commission may file an amended or supplemental inventory designating as ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowlands the parcels as to which no action has been commenced. Upon filing the amended or supplemental inventory, the Commission shall cause to be published a notice as provided in subsection B of § 28.2-1507.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":205035,"text":"If an action is commenced within the two-year period as provided in subsection B, the Commission shall not, during the pendency of the action, file an amended or supplemental inventory designating the land which is the subject of the action as ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowlands. Upon the entry of a final judgment ruling that any of such land is not the property of the Commonwealth, the Commission shall correct the amended or supplemental inventory to remove any designation of such land as ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowland. The Commission may then file the corrected amended or supplemental inventory. Upon the entry of a final judgment ruling that such land is the property of the Commonwealth, the Commission may file an amended or supplemental inventory designating such land as ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowlands, and further such final judgment shall bar the assertion of a like claim in any action brought to assert ownership of such land pursuant to § 28.2-1509. Upon filing an amended or supplemental inventory, the Commission shall cause to be published the notice as provided in subsection B of § 28.2-1507.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14533,"edition_id":1,"name":"Resolution of Conflicting Claims to Inventoried Property","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13251,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:33","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:33","permalink":{"id":192235,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14533,"identifier":"4","token":"28.2\/III\/15\/4","url":"\/28.2\/III\/15\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13251,"edition_id":1,"name":"Ungranted Shores of the Sea, Marshes and Meadowlands","identifier":"15","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13040,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:31","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:31","permalink":{"id":192191,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13251,"identifier":"15","token":"28.2\/III\/15","url":"\/28.2\/III\/15\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13040,"edition_id":1,"name":"Habitat","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12813,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:10","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:10","permalink":{"id":191915,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13040,"identifier":"III","token":"28.2\/III","url":"\/28.2\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12813,"edition_id":1,"name":"Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters","identifier":"28.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":190589,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12813,"identifier":"28.2","token":"28.2","url":"\/28.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":59170,"structure_id":14533,"section_number":"28.2-1509","catch_line":"Claims to lands designated in an inventory","url":"\/28.2-1509\/","token":"28.2\/III\/15\/4\/28.2-1509","metadata":false},{"id":81267,"structure_id":14533,"section_number":"28.2-1510","catch_line":"Approval of amended or supplemental inventory","url":"\/28.2-1510\/","token":"28.2\/III\/15\/4\/28.2-1510","metadata":false},{"id":55976,"structure_id":14533,"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","url":"\/28.2-1511\/","token":"28.2\/III\/15\/4\/28.2-1511","metadata":false},{"id":58807,"structure_id":14533,"section_number":"28.2-1512","catch_line":"Effect of disability","url":"\/28.2-1512\/","token":"28.2\/III\/15\/4\/28.2-1512","metadata":false},{"id":83005,"structure_id":14533,"section_number":"28.2-1513","catch_line":"Filing of notice of lis pendens","url":"\/28.2-1513\/","token":"28.2\/III\/15\/4\/28.2-1513","metadata":false},{"id":86986,"structure_id":14533,"section_number":"28.2-1514","catch_line":"Historical evidence","url":"\/28.2-1514\/","token":"28.2\/III\/15\/4\/28.2-1514","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":81267,"structure_id":14533,"section_number":"28.2-1510","catch_line":"Approval of amended or supplemental inventory","url":"\/28.2-1510\/","token":"28.2\/III\/15\/4\/28.2-1510","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":58807,"structure_id":14533,"section_number":"28.2-1512","catch_line":"Effect of disability","url":"\/28.2-1512\/","token":"28.2\/III\/15\/4\/28.2-1512","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/28.2-1511\/","history_text":"

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":58807,"section_number":"28.2-1512","catch_line":"Effect of disability","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1512\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71963,"section_number":"28.2-1507","catch_line":"Notice of filing of inventories","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1507\/"},{"id":59170,"section_number":"28.2-1509","catch_line":"Claims to lands designated in an inventory","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1509\/"},{"id":81267,"section_number":"28.2-1510","catch_line":"Approval of amended or supplemental inventory","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1510\/"},{"id":67166,"section_number":"8.01-131","catch_line":"Action of ejectment retained; when and by whom brought","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-131\/"},{"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":192245,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55976,"identifier":"28.2-1511","token":"28.2\/III\/15\/4\/28.2-1511","url":"\/28.2-1511\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-1511\/","token":"28.2\/III\/15\/4\/28.2-1511","dublin_core":{"Title":"Claims to ungranted shores of the sea, marsh and meadowlands proposed for designation in amended or supplemental inventory","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-1511","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall not file any amended or supplemental inventory<\/span>, if such amended or supplemental inventory<\/span> initially designates a parcel of land as ungranted shores of the sea<\/span>, marsh or meadowland, unless the Commission<\/span> has approved such amended or supplemental inventory<\/span> as provided in § 28.2-1510<\/a>. The Commission<\/span> shall give notice of its intention to file such amended or supplemental inventory<\/span> to any person listed as having an ownership interest in such land in the land records of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> for the county. The notice shall be sent by postpaid mail to the address of the person as shown on the land book. The Commission<\/span> shall also cause notice of its intent<\/span> to file an amended or supplemental inventory<\/span> to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where such land is located. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person claiming ownership of an interest in lands described in a notice given pursuant to subsection A may bring an action for declaratory judgment<\/span> to determine title to the land pursuant to § 8.01-184<\/a>, to establish the boundaries to land pursuant to § 8.01-179<\/a>, or an action of ejectment pursuant to § 8.01-131<\/a>. Any such action shall be brought within two years following publication of the notice pursuant to subsection A; however, the failure of a person claiming ownership of such lands to commence an action within the two-year period as provided in this subsection shall not bar such person from asserting a claim of ownership as provided in § 28.2-1509<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If an action is not commenced within the two-year period as provided in subsection B, the Commission<\/span> may file an amended or supplemental inventory<\/span> designating as ungranted shores of the sea<\/span>, marsh or meadowlands<\/span> the parcels as to which no action has been commenced. Upon filing the amended or supplemental inventory<\/span>, the Commission<\/span> shall cause to be published a notice as provided in subsection B of § 28.2-1507<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> If an action is commenced within the two-year period as provided in subsection B, the Commission<\/span> shall not, during the pendency of the action, file an amended or supplemental inventory<\/span> designating the land which is the subject of the action as ungranted shores of the sea<\/span>, marsh or meadowlands<\/span>. Upon the entry of a final judgment ruling that any of such land is not the property of the Commonwealth, the Commission<\/span> shall correct the amended or supplemental inventory<\/span> to remove any designation of such land as ungranted shores of the sea<\/span>, marsh or meadowland. The Commission<\/span> may then file the corrected amended or supplemental inventory<\/span>. Upon the entry of a final judgment ruling that such land is the property of the Commonwealth, the Commission<\/span> may file an amended or supplemental inventory<\/span> designating such land as ungranted shores of the sea<\/span>, marsh or meadowlands<\/span>, and further such final judgment shall bar the assertion of a like claim in any action brought to assert ownership of such land pursuant to § 28.2-1509<\/a>. Upon filing an amended or supplemental inventory<\/span>, the Commission<\/span> shall cause to be published the notice as provided in subsection B of § 28.2-1507<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCLAIMS TO UNGRANTED SHORES OF THE SEA, MARSH AND MEADOWLANDS PROPOSED FOR\nDESIGNATION IN AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTAL INVENTORY (\u00a7 28.2-1511)\n\nA. The Commission shall not file any amended or supplemental inventory, if such\namended or supplemental inventory initially designates a parcel of land as\nungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowland, unless the Commission has\napproved such amended or supplemental inventory as provided in § 28.2-1510.\nThe Commission shall give notice of its intention to file such amended or\nsupplemental inventory to any person listed as having an ownership interest in\nsuch land in the land records of the circuit court for the county. The notice\nshall be sent by postpaid mail to the address of the person as shown on the land\nbook. The Commission shall also cause notice of its intent to file an amended or\nsupplemental inventory to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in\nthe county where such land is located.\n\nB. Any person claiming ownership of an interest in lands described in a notice\ngiven pursuant to subsection A may bring an action for declaratory judgment to\ndetermine title to the land pursuant to § 8.01-184, to establish the\nboundaries to land pursuant to § 8.01-179, or an action of ejectment\npursuant to § 8.01-131. Any such action shall be brought within two years\nfollowing publication of the notice pursuant to subsection A; however, the\nfailure of a person claiming ownership of such lands to commence an action\nwithin the two-year period as provided in this subsection shall not bar such\nperson from asserting a claim of ownership as provided in § 28.2-1509.\n\nC. If an action is not commenced within the two-year period as provided in\nsubsection B, the Commission may file an amended or supplemental inventory\ndesignating as ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowlands the parcels as\nto which no action has been commenced. Upon filing the amended or supplemental\ninventory, the Commission shall cause to be published a notice as provided in\nsubsection B of § 28.2-1507.\n\nD. If an action is commenced within the two-year period as provided in\nsubsection B, the Commission shall not, during the pendency of the action, file\nan amended or supplemental inventory designating the land which is the subject\nof the action as ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowlands. Upon the\nentry of a final judgment ruling that any of such land is not the property of\nthe Commonwealth, the Commission shall correct the amended or supplemental\ninventory to remove any designation of such land as ungranted shores of the sea,\nmarsh or meadowland. The Commission may then file the corrected amended or\nsupplemental inventory. Upon the entry of a final judgment ruling that such land\nis the property of the Commonwealth, the Commission may file an amended or\nsupplemental inventory designating such land as ungranted shores of the sea,\nmarsh or meadowlands, and further such final judgment shall bar the assertion of\na like claim in any action brought to assert ownership of such land pursuant to\n§ 28.2-1509. Upon filing an amended or supplemental inventory, the\nCommission shall cause to be published the notice as provided in subsection B of\n§ 28.2-1507.\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}}