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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>79627</law_id><section_number>15.2-2501</section_number><catch_line>Establishment of funds for accounting and budgeting; separate depository and investment accounts not required</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="25">Budgets, Audits and Reports</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Every <span class="dictionary">locality</span> and school division shall establish such funds as may be required by <span class="dictionary">law</span> and as may otherwise be deemed necessary to provide appropriate accounting and budgetary control over the activities and affairs of the <span class="dictionary">locality</span> or school division. This section shall not be construed to require separate depository or investment accounts for the <span class="dictionary">assets</span> of each fund.</p></section></text><history>1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
