                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MORATORIUM ON ANNEXATION SUITS PENDING TRANSITION TO CITY (§ 15.2-3902)

Any annexation suit filed against a county on or after the day the
county&#8217;s petition for city status is filed in the circuit court shall be
stayed pending the special court&#8217;s order denying eligibility for city
status or the election ordered on the proposed city charter, whichever occurs.
If the voters approve the city charter, all annexation suits stayed pending the
outcome of the election shall be dismissed. If the voters disapprove the city
charter, all pending stays shall be dissolved.

HISTORY: 1979, c. 85, § 15.1-977.2:1; 1997, c. 587.