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Before any such deed either for the sale or exchange of land is executed conveying any section of a highway along which any person resides, the Commissioner of Highways shall give notice to the governing bodies of the county and town and to the owner of the land upon which such person resides of the intention to convey the section of highway. If after a reasonable notice of such intention any such landowner or local governing body so requests, a hearing shall be ordered by the Commissioner of Highways as provided in this article. If upon such hearing it is determined that such section of highway should be left open for the reasonable convenience of such landowner or the public, then such section of highway shall not be conveyed. No such hearing shall be held if such highway was abandoned under § 33.2-902.B\n\nWhen real estate acquired incidental to the construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance, and repair of the primary state highway system that does not constitute a section of the public highway is deemed by the Commissioner of Highways no longer necessary for the uses of the primary state highway system, the Commissioner of Highways shall so certify in writing and may execute in the name of the Commonwealth a deed conveying such real estate, interest therein, or any portion thereof, either for consideration or in exchange for other lands that may be necessary for the uses of the primary state highway system.C\n\nUpon petition of a local governing body, the Board may transfer real estate acquired incidental to the construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of the primary state highway system that constitutes a section of public highway to the local governing body, and upon such transfer such section of highway shall cease being a part of the primary state highway system.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":298758,"text":"Whenever a highway or a section of a highway has been abandoned in accordance with the provisions of § 33.2-902 or 33.2-906 and is deemed by the Commissioner of Highways no longer necessary for the uses of the primary state highway system, the Commissioner of Highways shall so certify in writing and may execute in the name of the Commonwealth a deed or deeds conveying such section or sections of highway, either for consideration or in exchange for other lands that may be necessary for the uses of the primary state highway system. Before any such deed either for the sale or exchange of land is executed conveying any section of a highway along which any person resides, the Commissioner of Highways shall give notice to the governing bodies of the county and town and to the owner of the land upon which such person resides of the intention to convey the section of highway. If after a reasonable notice of such intention any such landowner or local governing body so requests, a hearing shall be ordered by the Commissioner of Highways as provided in this article. If upon such hearing it is determined that such section of highway should be left open for the reasonable convenience of such landowner or the public, then such section of highway shall not be conveyed. 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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 1954, chapter 88; in 1970, chapter 322; in 2002, chapter 445<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 36<\/a> and 152<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":62954,"section_number":"33.2-902","catch_line":"Abandonment of highway or railroad crossing; procedure","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-902\/"},{"id":54195,"section_number":"33.2-906","catch_line":"Alternative procedure for abandonment of old highway or railroad crossing to extent of alteration","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-906\/"}],"permalink":{"id":206365,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83395,"identifier":"33.2-907","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/1\/33.2-907","url":"\/33.2-907\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-907\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/1\/33.2-907","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conveying sections of highways or other property no longer necessary","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-907","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Whenever a highway<\/span> or a section of a highway<\/span> has been abandoned in accordance with the provisions of § 33.2-902<\/a> or 33.2-906<\/a> and is deemed by the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> no longer necessary for the uses of the primary state highway<\/span> system, the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> shall so certify in writing and may execute in the name of the Commonwealth a deed or deeds conveying such section or sections of highway<\/span>, either for consideration or in exchange for other lands that may be necessary for the uses of the primary state highway<\/span> system. Before any such deed either for the sale or exchange of land is executed conveying any section of a highway<\/span> along which any person resides, the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> shall give notice to the governing bodies of the county and town and to the owner of the land upon which such person resides of the intention to convey the section of highway<\/span>. If after a reasonable notice of such intention any such landowner or local governing body so requests, a hearing<\/span> shall be ordered by the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> as provided in this article. If upon such hearing<\/span> it is determined that such section of highway<\/span> should be left open for the reasonable convenience of such landowner or the public, then such section of highway<\/span> shall not be conveyed. No such hearing<\/span> shall be held if such highway<\/span> was abandoned under § 33.2-902<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> When real estate acquired incidental to the construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance<\/span>, and repair of the primary state highway<\/span> system that does not constitute a section of the public highway<\/span> is deemed by the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> no longer necessary for the uses of the primary state highway<\/span> system, the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> shall so certify in writing and may execute in the name of the Commonwealth a deed conveying such real estate, interest therein, or any portion thereof, either for consideration or in exchange for other lands that may be necessary for the uses of the primary state highway<\/span> system. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Upon petition<\/span> of a local governing body, the Board<\/span> may transfer real estate acquired incidental to the construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance<\/span>, or repair of the primary state highway<\/span> system that constitutes a section of public highway<\/span> to the local governing body, and upon such transfer such section of highway<\/span> shall cease being a part of the primary state highway<\/span> system. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONVEYING SECTIONS OF HIGHWAYS OR OTHER PROPERTY NO LONGER NECESSARY (\u00a7\n33.2-907)\n\nA. Whenever a highway or a section of a highway has been abandoned in accordance\nwith the provisions of § 33.2-902 or 33.2-906 and is deemed by the\nCommissioner of Highways no longer necessary for the uses of the primary state\nhighway system, the Commissioner of Highways shall so certify in writing and may\nexecute in the name of the Commonwealth a deed or deeds conveying such section\nor sections of highway, either for consideration or in exchange for other lands\nthat may be necessary for the uses of the primary state highway system. Before\nany such deed either for the sale or exchange of land is executed conveying any\nsection of a highway along which any person resides, the Commissioner of\nHighways shall give notice to the governing bodies of the county and town and to\nthe owner of the land upon which such person resides of the intention to convey\nthe section of highway. If after a reasonable notice of such intention any such\nlandowner or local governing body so requests, a hearing shall be ordered by the\nCommissioner of Highways as provided in this article. If upon such hearing it is\ndetermined that such section of highway should be left open for the reasonable\nconvenience of such landowner or the public, then such section of highway shall\nnot be conveyed. No such hearing shall be held if such highway was abandoned\nunder § 33.2-902.\n\nB. When real estate acquired incidental to the construction, reconstruction,\nalteration, maintenance, and repair of the primary state highway system that\ndoes not constitute a section of the public highway is deemed by the\nCommissioner of Highways no longer necessary for the uses of the primary state\nhighway system, the Commissioner of Highways shall so certify in writing and may\nexecute in the name of the Commonwealth a deed conveying such real estate,\ninterest therein, or any portion thereof, either for consideration or in\nexchange for other lands that may be necessary for the uses of the primary state\nhighway system.\n\nC. Upon petition of a local governing body, the Board may transfer real estate\nacquired incidental to the construction, reconstruction, alteration,\nmaintenance, or repair of the primary state highway system that constitutes a\nsection of public highway to the local governing body, and upon such transfer\nsuch section of highway shall cease being a part of the primary state highway\nsystem.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-76.6; 1950, p. 730; 1954, c. 88; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7\n33.1-149; 2002, c. 445; 2011, cc. 36, 152; 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}}