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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>78084</law_id><section_number>15.2-1402</section_number><catch_line>Declared to be body politic of Commonwealth; seal</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="II">Powers of Local Government</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="14">Governing Bodies of Localities</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Every <span class="dictionary">locality</span> of this Commonwealth is hereby declared to be a body politic of the Commonwealth and may have a seal and alter the same at its pleasure.</p></section></text><history>1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
