Chapter 38: Transition of Towns to Cities

This chapter is comprised of the following sections:

§15.2-3800 Ordinance petitioning court for city status; appointment of special court
§15.2-3801 Referendum
§15.2-3802 Town and county agreement concerning proposed city
§15.2-3803 Notice of motion; service and publication; answer or other pleading
§15.2-3804 Parties
§15.2-3805 Time limit for intervenors; publication of order
§15.2-3806 Pretrial conference; matters considered
§15.2-3807 Hearing and decision by court
§15.2-3808 Assistance of state agencies
§15.2-3809 Appeals
§15.2-3810 Declining of grant of city status
§15.2-3811 Proceeding final for three years
§15.2-3812 Effect when town becomes city
§15.2-3813 Town liabilities and assets
§15.2-3814 Mayor of town to continue in office
§15.2-3815 Council of town to continue in office; additional members
§15.2-3816 Town treasurer to continue in office; appointment where town had no treasurer
§15.2-3817 Commissioner of revenue or assessor to continue in office; appointment where town had no commissioner or assessor
§15.2-3818 Town sergeant to continue in office
§15.2-3819 Election and terms of office of mayor and councilmen after town becomes city
§15.2-3820 Election and terms of other city officers
§15.2-3821 Qualification of officers; vacancies
§15.2-3822 Sharing of offices; transfer of jurisdiction
§15.2-3823 Tenure and reelection of county officer whose homesite becomes part of city
§15.2-3824 Town officers
§15.2-3825 Courts
§15.2-3826 Appointment of electoral board, sheriff, attorney for the Commonwealth and circuit court clerk
§15.2-3827 Transfer of assessments to city books
§15.2-3828 State, county and district taxes accruing before transition; county sales and use tax becomes city sales and use tax
§15.2-3829 Assumption of debt; adjustment
§15.2-3830 Certain costs and expenses to be apportioned between city and county
§15.2-3831 Registrars and their duties
§15.2-3832 Authority to city to provide by condemnation, etc., water, light, power and fuel
§15.2-3833 Chapter not applicable to cities already existing
§15.2-3834 Congressional, etc., districts and judicial circuit not changed
