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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>59170</law_id><section_number>28.2-1509</section_number><catch_line>Claims to lands designated in an inventory</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>28.2-1507</reference><reference>28.2-1511</reference><reference>28.2-1512</reference><reference>28.2-1514</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="28.2">Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Habitat</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="15">Ungranted Shores of the Sea, Marshes and Meadowlands</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="4">Resolution of Conflicting Claims to Inventoried Property</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Any person claiming ownership of an interest in lands designated as ungranted <span class="dictionary">shores of the sea</span>, marsh or meadowland in an <span class="dictionary">initial inventory</span>, or in any amended or supplemental inventory, may bring an action for <span class="dictionary">declaratory judgment</span> to determine title to the land pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Power to issue declaratory judgments" href="/8.01-184/">8.01-184</a>, an action to establish the boundaries to land pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Motion for judgment to establish boundary lines" href="/8.01-179/">8.01-179</a>, or an action of ejectment pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Action of ejectment retained; when and by whom brought" href="/8.01-131/">8.01-131</a>. <a id="paragraph-216898" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/28.2-1509/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Any action pursuant to subsection A with respect to lands designated as ungranted <span class="dictionary">shores of the sea</span>, marsh or meadowland in an <span class="dictionary">initial inventory</span> shall be brought within two years following the effective date of this section. Any action to assert a claim in such land shall be barred unless brought within such two-year period. <a id="paragraph-216899" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/28.2-1509/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Any action pursuant to subsection A with respect to lands designated as ungranted <span class="dictionary">shores of the sea</span>, marsh or meadowland in an amended or supplemental inventory shall be brought within two years following the filing of such amended or supplemental inventory. Any action to assert a claim in such lands shall be barred unless brought within such two-year period. <a id="paragraph-216900" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/28.2-1509/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> Upon entry of a final judgment ruling that any lands designated in an <span class="dictionary">initial inventory</span>, or in an amended or supplemental inventory, as <span class="dictionary">ungranted <span class="dictionary">shores of the sea</span>, marsh or meadowlands</span> are not property of the Commonwealth, the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> shall file an amended inventory correcting its designation of such property. <a id="paragraph-216901" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/28.2-1509/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1995, c. 850.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
