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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>75673</law_id><section_number>15.2-4113</section_number><catch_line>Restriction on subsequent change in status</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="41">Transition of City to Town Status</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Notwithstanding any contrary provision of <span class="dictionary">law</span>, general or special, a <span class="dictionary">town</span> created under this chapter shall not return to its previous independent <span class="dictionary">city</span> status.</p></section></text><history>1996, cc. 337, 349, &#xA7; 15.1-965.22:1; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
