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Any one or more of the commissioners attending on the land may adjourn, from time to time, until their business is finished. The commissioners, in the discharge of their duties, shall comply in all respects with the provisions of Chapter 2 (\u00a7 25.1-200 et seq.) of Title 25.1 so far as applicable. They shall promptly make their report as required by \u00a7 25.1-232 to the local governing body and, unless good cause is shown against the report, it shall be confirmed. If, however, good cause is shown against the report or the commissioners report their disagreement or fail to report within a reasonable time, the local governing body may appoint other commissioners to ascertain the compensation and damages. When any report is confirmed, the local governing body shall establish or alter the highway or bridge with or without gates, as it may seem proper, and provide for the payment of the compensation and damages allowed.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":289765,"text":"The commissioners shall meet on the lands of the proprietors and tenants that are named in the order of the local governing body at a specified place and day, of which notice shall be given by the sheriff to such proprietors and tenants or their agents. Notice need not be given to any person present at the time the order is made. Any one or more of the commissioners attending on the land may adjourn, from time to time, until their business is finished. The commissioners, in the discharge of their duties, shall comply in all respects with the provisions of Chapter 2 (\u00a7 25.1-200 et seq.) of Title 25.1 so far as applicable. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1991, chapter 520; 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":74875,"section_number":"25.1-232","catch_line":"Testimony on issues; report on just compensation","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-232\/"}],"permalink":{"id":206273,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80841,"identifier":"33.2-715","token":"33.2\/II\/7\/2\/33.2-715","url":"\/33.2-715\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-715\/","token":"33.2\/II\/7\/2\/33.2-715","dublin_core":{"Title":"Action of commissioners; report","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-715","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The commissioners<\/span> shall meet on the lands of the proprietors and tenants that are named in the order<\/span> of the local governing body at a specified place and day, of which notice shall be given by the sheriff to such proprietors and tenants or their agents. Notice need not be given to any person present at the time the order<\/span> is made. Any one or more of the commissioners<\/span> attending on the land may adjourn, from time to time, until their business is finished. The commissioners<\/span>, in the discharge of their duties, shall comply in all respects with the provisions of Chapter 2 (\u00a7 25.1-200<\/a> et seq.) of Title 25.1 so far as applicable. They shall promptly make their report as required by \u00a7 25.1-232<\/a> to the local governing body and, unless good cause is shown against the report, it shall be confirmed. If, however, good cause is shown against the report or the commissioners<\/span> report their disagreement or fail to report within a reasonable time, the local governing body may appoint other commissioners<\/span> to ascertain the compensation and damages<\/span>. When any report is confirmed, the local governing body shall establish or alter the highway<\/span> or bridge with or without gates, as it may seem proper, and provide for the payment of the compensation and damages<\/span> allowed.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACTION OF COMMISSIONERS; REPORT (\u00a7 33.2-715)\n\nThe commissioners shall meet on the lands of the proprietors and tenants that\nare named in the order of the local governing body at a specified place and day,\nof which notice shall be given by the sheriff to such proprietors and tenants or\ntheir agents. Notice need not be given to any person present at the time the\norder is made. Any one or more of the commissioners attending on the land may\nadjourn, from time to time, until their business is finished. The commissioners,\nin the discharge of their duties, shall comply in all respects with the\nprovisions of Chapter 2 (\u00a7 25.1-200 et seq.) of Title 25.1 so far as\napplicable. They shall promptly make their report as required by \u00a7 25.1-232 to\nthe local governing body and, unless good cause is shown against the report, it\nshall be confirmed. If, however, good cause is shown against the report or the\ncommissioners report their disagreement or fail to report within a reasonable\ntime, the local governing body may appoint other commissioners to ascertain the\ncompensation and damages. When any report is confirmed, the local governing body\nshall establish or alter the highway or bridge with or without gates, as it may\nseem proper, and provide for the payment of the compensation and damages\nallowed.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-151; 1964, c. 565; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-238; 1991, c.\n520; 2003, c. 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}}