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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 1964, chapter 565; in 1970, chapter 322; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":206265,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80385,"identifier":"33.2-713","token":"33.2\/II\/7\/2\/33.2-713","url":"\/33.2-713\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-713\/","token":"33.2\/II\/7\/2\/33.2-713","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment of commissioners to assess damages","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-713","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If a tenant or proprietor desires or if the local governing body sees cause, the local governing body shall appoint five disinterested resident freeholders<\/span> of the county as commissioners<\/span>, any three of whom may act to ascertain just compensation for the land to be taken for such highway<\/span> or bridge and damages<\/span>, if any, to the residue, beyond the benefits to be derived by such residue, from such highway<\/span> or bridge.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS TO ASSESS DAMAGES (\u00a7 33.2-713)\n\nIf a tenant or proprietor desires or if the local governing body sees cause, the\nlocal governing body shall appoint five disinterested resident freeholders of\nthe county as commissioners, any three of whom may act to ascertain just\ncompensation for the land to be taken for such highway or bridge and damages, if\nany, to the residue, beyond the benefits to be derived by such residue, from\nsuch highway or bridge.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-149; 1964, c. 565; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-236; 2014, c.\n805.","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}}