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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>83239</law_id><section_number>15.2-100</section_number><catch_line>Charter powers not affected by title</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">General Provisions; Charters; Other Forms and Organization of Counties</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Except when otherwise expressly provided by the words, &#x201C;Notwithstanding any contrary provision of <span class="dictionary">law</span>, general or special,&#x201D; or words of similar import, the provisions of this title shall not repeal, <span class="dictionary">amend</span>, impair or affect any power, right or <span class="dictionary">privilege</span> conferred on counties, cities and <span class="dictionary">towns</span> by charter.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 15-2; 1962, c. 623, &#xA7; 15.1-1; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
