Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org6718941.1-5Circuit courts authorized to dispose of waste and unappropriated lands2025Land Office

The circuit courts of the counties and cities in which waste and unappropriated lands are alleged to lie are vested with authority to sell and dispose thereof in proceedings brought under §§ 41.1-16 through 41.1-20; however, no sale or disposition shall be made of lands mentioned in § 28.2-1200 or of lands as to which a grant could not have been issued by the Librarian of Virginia under § 41.1-3.

Code 1950, § 41-8.2; 1952, c. 185; 1970, c. 291; 1991, c. 378; 1995, c. 850; 1998, c. 427.Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina v. State of S.C.90-2446978 F.2d 13341992-09-22https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/594399/catawba-indian-tribe-of-south-carolina-v-state-of-sc/ . . . 978 F.2d 1334 . . . Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit