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Any city which has a total population of 30,000 or less, may elect by majority vote of its council to conduct its general reassessments at four-year intervals.\n\t\tNo provision of this section shall affect the power of any city to use the annual or biennial assessment method in lieu of general assessments.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":204437,"text":"In each of the cities of this Commonwealth, there shall be a general reassessment of real estate every two years. Sections 58.1-3258, 58.1-3275, 58.1-3271, 58.1-3276, and 58.1-3278, and other relevant provisions of law shall be applicable to general reassessments of real estate in cities. Any city which has a total population of 30,000 or less, may elect by majority vote of its council to conduct its general reassessments at four-year intervals.\n\t\tNo provision of this section shall affect the power of any city to use the annual or biennial assessment method in lieu of general assessments.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14441,"edition_id":1,"name":"Reassessment\/Assessment Cycles","identifier":"5","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12997,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:09","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:09","permalink":{"id":257433,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14441,"identifier":"5","token":"58.1\/III\/32\/5","url":"\/58.1\/III\/32\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12997,"edition_id":1,"name":"Real Property Tax","identifier":"32","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12704,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:07","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:07","permalink":{"id":256887,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12997,"identifier":"32","token":"58.1\/III\/32","url":"\/58.1\/III\/32\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12704,"edition_id":1,"name":"Local Taxes","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12703,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":256459,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12704,"identifier":"III","token":"58.1\/III","url":"\/58.1\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12703,"edition_id":1,"name":"Taxation","identifier":"58.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":251959,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12703,"identifier":"58.1","token":"58.1","url":"\/58.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":55811,"structure_id":14441,"section_number":"58.1-3250","catch_line":"General reassessment in cities","url":"\/58.1-3250\/","token":"58.1\/III\/32\/5\/58.1-3250","metadata":false},{"id":64040,"structure_id":14441,"section_number":"58.1-3251","catch_line":"Annual assessment and reassessment in cities having not more than 30,000 population","url":"\/58.1-3251\/","token":"58.1\/III\/32\/5\/58.1-3251","metadata":false},{"id":66640,"structure_id":14441,"section_number":"58.1-3252","catch_line":"In counties","url":"\/58.1-3252\/","token":"58.1\/III\/32\/5\/58.1-3252","metadata":false},{"id":59031,"structure_id":14441,"section_number":"58.1-3253","catch_line":"Biennial general reassessments; 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It has been modified 4 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 1976, chapter 717; in 1979, chapter 577; in 1980, chapter 569; in 1984, chapter 675.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68917,"section_number":"58.1-3254","catch_line":"Reassessment by direction of governing body","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3254\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":65712,"section_number":"58.1-3258","catch_line":"Provisions for annual or biennial assessment not repealed; qualifications of supervisors, assessors and appraisers","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3258\/"},{"id":76768,"section_number":"58.1-3271","catch_line":"Appointment of board of assessors and real estate appraiser or board of equalization in counties and cities","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3271\/"},{"id":73107,"section_number":"58.1-3275","catch_line":"By whom reassessment made in cities and counties","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3275\/"},{"id":77487,"section_number":"58.1-3276","catch_line":"Qualifications of assessors and appraisers; removal and appointment of substitute","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3276\/"},{"id":68245,"section_number":"58.1-3278","catch_line":"Department to render assistance","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3278\/"}],"permalink":{"id":257435,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55811,"identifier":"58.1-3250","token":"58.1\/III\/32\/5\/58.1-3250","url":"\/58.1-3250\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-3250\/","token":"58.1\/III\/32\/5\/58.1-3250","dublin_core":{"Title":"General reassessment in cities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-3250","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>In each of the cities of this Commonwealth, there shall be a general reassessment of real estate every two years. Sections <a class=\"law\" title=\"Provisions for annual or biennial assessment not repealed; qualifications of supervisors, assessors and appraisers\" href=\"\/58.1-3258\/\">58.1-3258<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"By whom reassessment made in cities and counties\" href=\"\/58.1-3275\/\">58.1-3275<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Appointment of board of assessors and real estate appraiser or board of equalization in counties and cities\" href=\"\/58.1-3271\/\">58.1-3271<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Qualifications of assessors and appraisers; removal and appointment of substitute\" href=\"\/58.1-3276\/\">58.1-3276<\/a>, and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Department to render assistance\" href=\"\/58.1-3278\/\">58.1-3278<\/a>, and other relevant provisions of <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> shall be applicable to general reassessments of real estate in cities. Any city which has a total population of 30,000 or less, may elect by majority vote of its council to conduct its general reassessments at four-year intervals.\n\t\tNo provision of this section shall affect the power of any city to use the annual or biennial assessment method in lieu of general assessments.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGENERAL REASSESSMENT IN CITIES (\u00a7 58.1-3250)\n\nIn each of the cities of this Commonwealth, there shall be a general\nreassessment of real estate every two years. Sections 58.1-3258, 58.1-3275,\n58.1-3271, 58.1-3276, and 58.1-3278, and other relevant provisions of law shall\nbe applicable to general reassessments of real estate in cities. Any city which\nhas a total population of 30,000 or less, may elect by majority vote of its\ncouncil to conduct its general reassessments at four-year intervals.\n\t\tNo provision of this section shall affect the power of any city to use the\nannual or biennial assessment method in lieu of general assessments.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 58-776; 1976, c. 717; 1979, c. 577; 1980, c. 569; 1984,\nc. 675.","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}}