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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>83032</law_id><section_number>15.2-3218</section_number><catch_line>Continued existence of court under certain conditions</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="III">Boundary Adjustments and Changes of Status of Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="32">Boundary Changes of Towns and Cities</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Annexation</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Notwithstanding the provisions of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Court granting annexation to exist for 10 years" href="/15.2-3217/">15.2-3217</a>, if a decision granting any <span class="dictionary">motion</span> or <span class="dictionary">petition</span> for annexation is subjected to <span class="dictionary">collateral</span> attack in any <span class="dictionary">court</span>, state or federal, the special <span class="dictionary">court</span> shall not be dissolved; or, if heretofore or hereafter dissolved at the time such attack is made or is pending, shall be revived. The <span class="dictionary">court</span> shall thereafter continue in existence for one year after all <span class="dictionary">collateral</span> <span class="dictionary">issues</span> have been resolved, and shall have the same powers and duties as set out in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Court granting annexation to exist for 10 years" href="/15.2-3217/">15.2-3217</a>. In addition, it shall have the power to fully implement any <span class="dictionary">order</span> or decision of any <span class="dictionary">court</span> of competent <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> with respect to such <span class="dictionary">collateral</span> attack.</p></section></text><history>1975, c. 32, &#xA7; 15.1-1047.2; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
