                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION AND DAMAGES INTO COURT; VESTING OF TITLE (§ 25.1-237)

Upon the return of the report of the body determining just compensation, and the
confirmation, alteration, or modification thereof in the manner provided in this
chapter, the sum so ascertained by the court as compensation and damages, if
any, to the property owners may be paid into court. The clerk shall deposit such
funds to the credit of the court in an account of a type that bears interest.
Upon paying such sum into court, title to the property and rights condemned
shall vest in the petitioner to the extent prayed for in the petition, unless
such title shall have already vested in the petitioner in a manner otherwise
provided by law. The petitioner or its agent shall have the right to enter and
construct its works or improvements upon or through the property described in
its petition.

HISTORY: Code 1919, § 4369; Code 1950, §§ 25-19, 25-20; 1962, c. 426, §
25-46.24; 2000, c. 1029; 2003, c. 940; 2022, c. 735.