                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DECLINING OF GRANT OF CITY STATUS (§ 15.2-3810)

In any proceeding brought under this chapter, the town council may, by ordinance
or resolution, decline to accept city status on the terms and conditions imposed
by the court at any time prior to twenty-one days after final adjudication
establishing city status. In such case the court shall apportion the total
costs, taking into consideration the extent to which county revenues are derived
from within the town, the relative financial abilities of the parties, and the
relative merits of the case.

HISTORY: 1979, c. 85, § 15.1-982.11; 1997, c. 587.