Article 1 Annexation

This article is comprised of the following sections:
  • §15.2-3200 Boundaries of cities and towns to remain as established until changed
  • §15.2-3201 Temporary restrictions on granting of city charters, filing annexation notices, institutions of annexation proceedings, and county immunity proceedings
  • §15.2-3202 Ordinance for annexation by city or town; appointment of special court
  • §15.2-3203 Petition by voters of adjacent territory, or governing body of adjacent county or town, for annexation; voluntary agreement by governing body to reject annexation
  • §15.2-3204 Notice of motion; service and publication
  • §15.2-3205 Additional parties
  • §15.2-3206 Conflicting petitions for same territory; petition seeking territory lying in two or more counties; procedure
  • §15.2-3207 Pretrial conference; matters considered
  • §15.2-3208 Assistance of state agencies
  • §15.2-3209 Hearing and decision
  • §15.2-3210 Boundary line where territory fronts on river, bay, etc
  • §15.2-3211 Powers of court and rules of decision; terms and conditions
  • §15.2-3212 Determination of value of public improvements
  • §15.2-3213 Declining to accept annexation on terms and conditions imposed by court
  • §15.2-3214 Costs
  • §15.2-3215 County reimbursement for town annexation proceedings
  • §15.2-3216 Proceedings not to fail for technical or procedural defects or errors
  • §15.2-3217 Court granting annexation to exist for 10 years
  • §15.2-3218 Continued existence of court under certain conditions
  • §15.2-3219 Reduced taxation on real estate in territory added to corporate limits
  • §15.2-3220 Mandamus and prohibition
  • §15.2-3221 Appeals; how heard
  • §15.2-3222 What order to be entered by the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals
  • §15.2-3223 What order and proceedings clerk to certify, and where same shall be recorded; fees
  • §15.2-3224 Commissioner of revenue for the county to certify list of real estate in annexed territory to commissioner of revenue
  • §15.2-3225 County or district officers resident in annexed territory to remain in office; reelection
  • §15.2-3226 Redistricting and elections in city or town following annexation; registration and transfer of registration of voters in annexed territory
  • §15.2-3227 Annexation proceedings final for 10 years
  • §15.2-3228 County not to be reduced to insufficient area, population or sources of revenue
  • §15.2-3229 Annexation of whole town
  • §15.2-3230 Article not applicable to consolidation of two cities