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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>66258</law_id><section_number>15.2-2138</section_number><catch_line>Dispute between jurisdictions; additional parties</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="21">Franchises; Sale and Lease of Certain Municipal Public Property; Public Utilities</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="5">Water Supply Systems Generally</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any <span class="dictionary">locality</span> whose territory is affected by the proceedings or any person affected by the proceedings may appear and shall be made a <span class="dictionary">party</span> <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> to the case.</p></section></text><history>1976, c. 69, &#xA7; 15.1-37.1:4; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
