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Insofar as possible and reasonable, the court shall consider the wishes of the next of kin of those interred in such graves in making the determination as to a suitable repository and manner of removal and reinterment. All other proceedings in the condemnation of such land and the determination of just compensation for such taking and damages suffered shall be conducted in accordance with the statutes made and provided for the exercise of the power of eminent domain by the Commissioner of Highways.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":207108,"text":"The trial court shall determine a suitable repository for reinterment and the manner in which the removal and reinterment is to be undertaken and shall tax the cost and expense of such removal and reinterment against the Commissioner of Highways. Insofar as possible and reasonable, the court shall consider the wishes of the next of kin of those interred in such graves in making the determination as to a suitable repository and manner of removal and reinterment. All other proceedings in the condemnation of such land and the determination of just compensation for such taking and damages suffered shall be conducted in accordance with the statutes made and provided for the exercise of the power of eminent domain by the Commissioner of Highways.","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":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\/33.2-1034\/","history_text":"

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 1960, chapter 308; in 1970, chapter 322; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":205521,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56596,"identifier":"33.2-1034","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/2\/33.2-1034","url":"\/33.2-1034\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1034\/","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/2\/33.2-1034","dublin_core":{"Title":"Removal and reinterment of remains; other proceedings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1034","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The trial<\/span> court<\/span> shall determine a suitable repository for reinterment and the manner in which the removal and reinterment is to be undertaken and shall tax the cost and expense of such removal and reinterment against the Commissioner of Highways<\/span>. Insofar as possible and reasonable, the court<\/span> shall consider the wishes of the next of kin of those interred in such graves in making the determination as to a suitable repository and manner of removal and reinterment. All other proceedings in the condemnation of such land and the determination of just compensation for such taking and damages<\/span> suffered shall be conducted in accordance with the statutes<\/span> made and provided for the exercise of the power of eminent domain by the Commissioner of Highways<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREMOVAL AND REINTERMENT OF REMAINS; OTHER PROCEEDINGS (\u00a7 33.2-1034)\n\nThe trial court shall determine a suitable repository for reinterment and the\nmanner in which the removal and reinterment is to be undertaken and shall tax\nthe cost and expense of such removal and reinterment against the Commissioner of\nHighways. Insofar as possible and reasonable, the court shall consider the\nwishes of the next of kin of those interred in such graves in making the\ndetermination as to a suitable repository and manner of removal and reinterment.\nAll other proceedings in the condemnation of such land and the determination of\njust compensation for such taking and damages suffered shall be conducted in\naccordance with the statutes made and provided for the exercise of the power of\neminent domain by the Commissioner of Highways.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-75.4; 1960, c. 308; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-136; 2014,\nc. 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}}