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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>54035</law_id><section_number>58.1-3400</section_number><catch_line>Service charge on certain real property</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>23.1-3218</reference><reference>58.1-3019</reference><reference>58.1-3401</reference><reference>58.1-3402</reference><reference>58.1-3403</reference><reference>58.1-3405</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="58.1">Taxation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Local Taxes</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="34">Payments in Lieu of Real Property Taxation</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 36 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/58.1-3600/">58.1-3600</a> et seq.) of this title relating to the exemption of property from taxation, the governing body of any county, city or town is authorized to impose and collect a service charge upon the owners of all real estate situated within its <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> which is exempted from property taxation under subdivision A 1, except property owned by the Commonwealth, and subdivisions A 3, A 4 and A 7 of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Property exempt from taxation by classification" href="/58.1-3606/">58.1-3606</a>, subdivisions A 2 through A 7 of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Property exempt from taxation by designation" href="/58.1-3607/">58.1-3607</a> and all sections in Articles 3 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Post-1971 property exempt from taxation by classification" href="/58.1-3609/">58.1-3609</a> et seq.), 4 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Post-1971 property exempt from taxation by designation" href="/58.1-3650/">58.1-3650</a> et seq.), and 4.1 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Property exempt from taxation by classification or designation by ordinance adopted by local governing body on or after January 1, 2003" href="/58.1-3651/">58.1-3651</a>) of Chapter 36 of this title.
		The service charge may be imposed only if the commissioner of revenue or other assessing officer for such locality, prior to imposing the service charge, publishes and lists all exempt real estate in the land books of such locality, in the same manner as is taxable real estate.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 58-16.2; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 133; 1972, c. 770; 1973, c. 444; 1975, c. 646; 1976, c. 427; 1981, c. 602; 1982, c. 641; 1984, c. 675; 2004, c. 557.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
