Transition of City to Town Status

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This is Chapter 41 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Transition of City to Town Status.” It is part of Subtitle III “Boundary Adjustments and Changes of Status of Counties, Cities and Towns”, which is part of Title 15.2 “Counties, Cities and Towns”. It contains 22 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 22 sections.

§ 15.2-4100	City may change to town status
§ 15.2-4101	Ordinance petitioning court for town status; notice of motion
§ 15.2-4102	Citizen petition for town status
§ 15.2-4103	Parties
§ 15.2-4104	Time limit for intervenors; publication of order
§ 15.2-4105	Pretrial conference; matters considered
§ 15.2-4106	Hearing and decision by court
§ 15.2-4107	Assistance of state agencies
§ 15.2-4108	Appeals
§ 15.2-4109	Declining a grant of town status
§ 15.2-4110	Proceedings final for five years
§ 15.2-4111	Effective date of transition
§ 15.2-4112	Charter for resulting town
§ 15.2-4113	Restriction on subsequent change in status
§ 15.2-4114	Liabilities and assets of such city
§ 15.2-4115	Effect when city becomes town; officers
§ 15.2-4115.1	Disposition of police department or sheriff's department motorcycles
§ 15.2-4116	Library aid continued
§ 15.2-4117	Temporary restriction on annexation
§ 15.2-4118	Effect on pending suits
§ 15.2-4119	Effect on jurisdiction of courts
§ 15.2-4120	Court granting transition to town status to exist for 10 years