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However, before any such deed either for the sale or exchange of land is executed conveying any section of a road along which any person resides, the governing body shall give notice to the owner of the land upon which such person resides of the intention to convey the section of road, and if after a reasonable notice of such intention any such landowner so requests, the governing body shall order a hearing. If upon such hearing it is determined that such section of road should be kept open for the reasonable convenience of such landowner or the public, then such section of road shall not be conveyed. 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If upon such hearing it is determined that such section of road should be kept open for the reasonable convenience of such landowner or the public, then such section of road shall not be conveyed. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":82693,"section_number":"15.2-1800","catch_line":"Purchase, sale, use, etc., of real property","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1800\/"}],"permalink":{"id":206437,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66311,"identifier":"33.2-924","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-924","url":"\/33.2-924\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-924\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-924","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conveying sections of roads or other property no longer necessary","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-924","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When any road abandoned as provided in this article is deemed by the governing body no longer necessary for the public use, the governing body shall so certify in its minutes and may authorize the sale and conveyance in the name of the county of a deed or deeds conveying such sections, either for consideration or in exchange for other lands that may be necessary for the uses of the county. However, before any such deed either for the sale or exchange of land is executed conveying any section of a road along which any person resides, the governing body shall give notice to the owner of the land upon which such person resides of the intention to convey the section of road, and if after a reasonable notice of such intention any such landowner so requests, the governing body shall order<\/span> a hearing<\/span>. If upon such hearing<\/span> it is determined that such section of road should be kept open for the reasonable convenience of such landowner or the public, then such section of road shall not be conveyed. The action of the governing body under this section shall not be subject to \u00a7 15.2-1800<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONVEYING SECTIONS OF ROADS OR OTHER PROPERTY NO LONGER NECESSARY (\u00a7 33.2-924)\n\nWhen any road abandoned as provided in this article is deemed by the governing\nbody no longer necessary for the public use, the governing body shall so certify\nin its minutes and may authorize the sale and conveyance in the name of the\ncounty of a deed or deeds conveying such sections, either for consideration or\nin exchange for other lands that may be necessary for the uses of the county.\nHowever, before any such deed either for the sale or exchange of land is\nexecuted conveying any section of a road along which any person resides, the\ngoverning body shall give notice to the owner of the land upon which such person\nresides of the intention to convey the section of road, and if after a\nreasonable notice of such intention any such landowner so requests, the\ngoverning body shall order a hearing. If upon such hearing it is determined that\nsuch section of road should be kept open for the reasonable convenience of such\nlandowner or the public, then such section of road shall not be conveyed. The\naction of the governing body under this section shall not be subject to \u00a7\n15.2-1800.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-76.22; 1950, p. 736; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-165; 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}}