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To such petition the owner of the land and next of kin of those interred therein, if known, shall be made defendants and served with notice. If such owner and next of kin are unknown, are less than 18 years of age, have been adjudicated insane or incompetent, or are nonresidents of the Commonwealth, such notice shall be served in the manner prescribed by Chapter 2 (\u00a7 25.1-200 et seq.) of Title 25.1.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":312943,"text":"In the event no agreement can be reached as provided in \u00a7 33.2-1031 or whenever such land is a part or the whole of a cemetery or graveyard owned by persons unknown or by any person, church, association, corporation, or other legal entity not having legal authority to make disposition of the same, the Commissioner of Highways shall petition the court of the city or county in which the land is situated and in which condemnation proceedings are instituted to acquire land for the purpose of condemning such land and having the remains interred in such cemetery or graveyard removed to some suitable repository. To such petition the owner of the land and next of kin of those interred therein, if known, shall be made defendants and served with notice. If such owner and next of kin are unknown, are less than 18 years of age, have been adjudicated insane or incompetent, or are nonresidents of the Commonwealth, such notice shall be served in the manner prescribed by Chapter 2 (\u00a7 25.1-200 et seq.) of Title 25.1.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14795,"edition_id":1,"name":"Acquisition of Land Used as Cemeteries","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14692,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:57","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:57","permalink":{"id":205507,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14795,"identifier":"2","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/2","url":"\/33.2\/II\/10\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14692,"edition_id":1,"name":"Eminent Domain","identifier":"10","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12830,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:23","permalink":{"id":205371,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14692,"identifier":"10","token":"33.2\/II\/10","url":"\/33.2\/II\/10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12830,"edition_id":1,"name":"Modes of Transportation: Highways, Bridges, Ferries, Rail, and Public Transportation","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12806,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":205369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12830,"identifier":"II","token":"33.2\/II","url":"\/33.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12806,"edition_id":1,"name":"Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems","identifier":"33.2","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":204785,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12806,"identifier":"33.2","token":"33.2","url":"\/33.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":83817,"structure_id":14795,"section_number":"33.2-1031","catch_line":"Commissioner of Highways may enter into agreement with person, church, association, etc","url":"\/33.2-1031\/","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/2\/33.2-1031","metadata":false},{"id":87407,"structure_id":14795,"section_number":"33.2-1032","catch_line":"Commissioner of Highways may file petition for condemnation when no agreement can be reached; notice of condemnation proceedings","url":"\/33.2-1032\/","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/2\/33.2-1032","metadata":false},{"id":69483,"structure_id":14795,"section_number":"33.2-1033","catch_line":"Contents of petition for condemnation","url":"\/33.2-1033\/","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/2\/33.2-1033","metadata":false},{"id":56596,"structure_id":14795,"section_number":"33.2-1034","catch_line":"Removal and reinterment of remains; other proceedings","url":"\/33.2-1034\/","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/2\/33.2-1034","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":83817,"structure_id":14795,"section_number":"33.2-1031","catch_line":"Commissioner of Highways may enter into agreement with person, church, association, etc","url":"\/33.2-1031\/","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/2\/33.2-1031","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":69483,"structure_id":14795,"section_number":"33.2-1033","catch_line":"Contents of petition for condemnation","url":"\/33.2-1033\/","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/2\/33.2-1033","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/33.2-1032\/","history_text":"

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 1960, chapter 308; in 1970, chapter 322; in 2003, chapter 940<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":62316,"section_number":"25.1-200","catch_line":"Chapter controls condemnation proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-200\/"},{"id":83817,"section_number":"33.2-1031","catch_line":"Commissioner of Highways may enter into agreement with person, church, association, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1031\/"}],"permalink":{"id":205513,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87407,"identifier":"33.2-1032","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/2\/33.2-1032","url":"\/33.2-1032\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1032\/","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/2\/33.2-1032","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commissioner of Highways may file petition for condemnation when no agreement can be reached; notice of condemnation proceedings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1032","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In the event no agreement can be reached as provided in \u00a7 33.2-1031<\/a> or whenever such land is a part or the whole of a cemetery or graveyard owned by persons unknown or by any person, church, association, corporation, or other legal entity not having legal authority to make disposition<\/span> of the same, the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> shall petition<\/span> the court<\/span> of the city or county in which the land is situated and in which condemnation proceedings are instituted to acquire land for the purpose of condemning such land and having the remains interred in such cemetery or graveyard removed to some suitable repository. To such petition<\/span> the owner of the land and next of kin of those interred therein, if known, shall be made defendants<\/span> and served with notice. If such owner and next of kin are unknown, are less than 18 years of age, have been adjudicated insane or incompetent, or are nonresidents of the Commonwealth, such notice shall be served in the manner prescribed by Chapter 2 (\u00a7 25.1-200<\/a> et seq.) of Title 25.1.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS MAY FILE PETITION FOR CONDEMNATION WHEN NO AGREEMENT\nCAN BE REACHED; NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS (\u00a7 33.2-1032)\n\nIn the event no agreement can be reached as provided in \u00a7 33.2-1031 or whenever\nsuch land is a part or the whole of a cemetery or graveyard owned by persons\nunknown or by any person, church, association, corporation, or other legal\nentity not having legal authority to make disposition of the same, the\nCommissioner of Highways shall petition the court of the city or county in which\nthe land is situated and in which condemnation proceedings are instituted to\nacquire land for the purpose of condemning such land and having the remains\ninterred in such cemetery or graveyard removed to some suitable repository. To\nsuch petition the owner of the land and next of kin of those interred therein,\nif known, shall be made defendants and served with notice. If such owner and\nnext of kin are unknown, are less than 18 years of age, have been adjudicated\ninsane or incompetent, or are nonresidents of the Commonwealth, such notice\nshall be served in the manner prescribed by Chapter 2 (\u00a7 25.1-200 et seq.) of\nTitle 25.1.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-75.2; 1960, c. 308; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-134; 2003,\nc. 940; 2014, c. 805.","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}}