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If such general reassessment is conducted, further general reassessments shall be required only every fourth year thereafter for counties, or every second year thereafter for cities notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"General reassessment in cities\" href=\"\/58.1-3250\/\">58.1-3250<\/a> and <a class=\"law\" title=\"In counties\" href=\"\/58.1-3252\/\">58.1-3252<\/a> to the contrary.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREASSESSMENT BY DIRECTION OF GOVERNING BODY (\u00a7 58.1-3254)\n\nNotwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary, there may\nbe a general reassessment of real estate in any county or city in any year if\nthe governing body so directs by a majority of all the members thereof, by a\nrecorded yea and nay vote. If such general reassessment is conducted, further\ngeneral reassessments shall be required only every fourth year thereafter for\ncounties, or every second year thereafter for cities notwithstanding the\nprovisions of \u00a7\u00a7 58.1-3250 and 58.1-3252 to the contrary.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 58-784.3; 1950, p. 1267; 1976, c. 717; 1984, c. 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}}