{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/33.2-921.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/33.2-921.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/33.2-921.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/33.2-921.html"}],"law_id":79098,"edition_id":1,"section_id":79098,"structure_id":15047,"section_number":"33.2-921","catch_line":"Effect of abandonment","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 33-76.20; 1950, p. 736; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-163; 1986, c. 12; 2014, c. 805.","full_text":"In the case of the abandonment of any section of road or any railroad crossing under the provisions of this article, such section of road or such crossing shall cease to be a public road or public railroad crossing. However, any such abandonment shall be subject to the rights of owners of any public utility installations that have been previously erected therein.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":283333,"text":"In the case of the abandonment of any section of road or any railroad crossing under the provisions of this article, such section of road or such crossing shall cease to be a public road or public railroad crossing. However, any such abandonment shall be subject to the rights of owners of any public utility installations that have been previously erected therein.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15047,"edition_id":1,"name":"Abandonment of Roads Not in Primary or Secondary State Highway System","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13179,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:51:44","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:51:44","permalink":{"id":206395,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15047,"identifier":"3","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3","url":"\/33.2\/II\/9\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13179,"edition_id":1,"name":"Abandonment and Discontinuance of Highways and Roads","identifier":"9","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12830,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:24","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:24","permalink":{"id":206333,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13179,"identifier":"9","token":"33.2\/II\/9","url":"\/33.2\/II\/9\/","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":57363,"structure_id":15047,"section_number":"33.2-914","catch_line":"County roads not part of primary or secondary state highway system; definitions","url":"\/33.2-914\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-914","metadata":false},{"id":71812,"structure_id":15047,"section_number":"33.2-915","catch_line":"Abandonment of certain roads and railroad crossings by governing body","url":"\/33.2-915\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-915","metadata":false},{"id":83550,"structure_id":15047,"section_number":"33.2-916","catch_line":"Notice of proposed abandonment","url":"\/33.2-916\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-916","metadata":false},{"id":58726,"structure_id":15047,"section_number":"33.2-917","catch_line":"Petition for abandonment","url":"\/33.2-917\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-917","metadata":false},{"id":62556,"structure_id":15047,"section_number":"33.2-918","catch_line":"Petition for public hearing on proposed abandonment","url":"\/33.2-918\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-918","metadata":false},{"id":60801,"structure_id":15047,"section_number":"33.2-919","catch_line":"Action of governing body","url":"\/33.2-919\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-919","metadata":false},{"id":59892,"structure_id":15047,"section_number":"33.2-920","catch_line":"Appeal to circuit court","url":"\/33.2-920\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-920","metadata":false},{"id":79098,"structure_id":15047,"section_number":"33.2-921","catch_line":"Effect of abandonment","url":"\/33.2-921\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-921","metadata":false},{"id":73513,"structure_id":15047,"section_number":"33.2-922","catch_line":"Recordation of abandonment of roads, highways, or railroad crossings by counties","url":"\/33.2-922\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-922","metadata":false},{"id":72099,"structure_id":15047,"section_number":"33.2-923","catch_line":"Alternative procedure for abandonment of old road or crossing to extent of alteration","url":"\/33.2-923\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-923","metadata":false},{"id":66311,"structure_id":15047,"section_number":"33.2-924","catch_line":"Conveying sections of roads or other property no longer necessary","url":"\/33.2-924\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-924","metadata":false},{"id":65000,"structure_id":15047,"section_number":"33.2-925","catch_line":"Alternative method of abandoning roads","url":"\/33.2-925\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-925","metadata":false},{"id":57769,"structure_id":15047,"section_number":"33.2-926","catch_line":"Chapter 20 of Title 15.2 not affected","url":"\/33.2-926\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-926","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":59892,"structure_id":15047,"section_number":"33.2-920","catch_line":"Appeal to circuit court","url":"\/33.2-920\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-920","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":73513,"structure_id":15047,"section_number":"33.2-922","catch_line":"Recordation of abandonment of roads, highways, or railroad crossings by counties","url":"\/33.2-922\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-922","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/33.2-921\/","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 1970, chapter 322; in 1986, chapter 12; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":206425,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79098,"identifier":"33.2-921","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-921","url":"\/33.2-921\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-921\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-921","dublin_core":{"Title":"Effect of abandonment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-921","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In the case of the abandonment<\/span> of any section of road or any railroad crossing under the provisions of this article, such section of road or such crossing shall cease to be a public road or public railroad crossing. However, any such abandonment<\/span> shall be subject to the rights of owners of any public utility installations that have been previously erected therein.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEFFECT OF ABANDONMENT (\u00a7 33.2-921)\n\nIn the case of the abandonment of any section of road or any railroad crossing\nunder the provisions of this article, such section of road or such crossing\nshall cease to be a public road or public railroad crossing. However, any such\nabandonment shall be subject to the rights of owners of any public utility\ninstallations that have been previously erected therein.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-76.20; 1950, p. 736; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-163; 1986,\nc. 12; 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}}