                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COURT GRANTING TRANSITION TO TOWN STATUS TO EXIST FOR 10 YEARS (§ 15.2-4120)

A. The special court created pursuant to &#xA7; 15.2-4101 shall not be dissolved
after rendering a decision granting any motion or petition for transition to
town status, but shall remain in existence for a period of 10 years from the
effective date of any transition order entered, or from the date of any decision
of the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals affirming such an order. Vacancies
occurring in the court during such 10-year period shall be filled by designation
of another judge from the panel provided for in Chapter 30 (&#xA7; 15.2-3000 et
seq.) of this title.

B. The court may be reconvened at any time during the 10-year period on its own
motion, or on motion of the governing body of the county, or of the town, or on
petition of not less than 15 percent of the registered voters of the town.

C. The court shall have power and it shall be its duty, at any time during such
period, to enforce the performance of the terms and conditions under which town
status was granted, and to issue appropriate process to compel such performance.
The court may, in its discretion, award attorney fees, court and other
reasonable costs to the party or parties on whose motion the court is
reconvened.

D. Any such action of the court shall be subject to review by the Supreme Court
and the Court of Appeals in the same manner as is provided with respect to the
original decision of the court.

HISTORY: 1988, c. 881, § 15.1-965.27; 1997, c. 587; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 489.