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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>70056</law_id><section_number>15.2-1425</section_number><catch_line>Actions by localities</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>15.2-915</reference><reference>15.2-915.5</reference></referred_to_by><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="4">Ordinances and Other Actions by the Local Governing Body</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">governing body</span> of every <span class="dictionary">locality</span> in the performance of its duties, obligations and functions may adopt, as appropriate, <span class="dictionary">ordinances</span>, resolutions and <span class="dictionary">motions</span>.</p></section></text><history>1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
