Annexation

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Annexation.” It is part of Chapter 32 “Boundary Changes of Towns and Cities”, which 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 31 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 31 sections.

§ 15.2-3200	Boundaries of cities and towns to remain as established until changed
§ 15.2-3201	Temporary restrictions on granting of city charters, filing annexation notices, institutions of annexation proceedings, and county immunity proceedings
§ 15.2-3202	Ordinance for annexation by city or town; appointment of special court
§ 15.2-3203	Petition by voters of adjacent territory, or governing body of adjacent county or town, for annexation; voluntary agreement by governing body to reject annexation
§ 15.2-3204	Notice of motion; service and publication
§ 15.2-3205	Additional parties
§ 15.2-3206	Conflicting petitions for same territory; petition seeking territory lying in two or more counties; procedure
§ 15.2-3207	Pretrial conference; matters considered
§ 15.2-3208	Assistance of state agencies
§ 15.2-3209	Hearing and decision
§ 15.2-3210	Boundary line where territory fronts on river, bay, etc
§ 15.2-3211	Powers of court and rules of decision; terms and conditions
§ 15.2-3212	Determination of value of public improvements
§ 15.2-3213	Declining to accept annexation on terms and conditions imposed by court
§ 15.2-3214	Costs
§ 15.2-3215	County reimbursement for town annexation proceedings
§ 15.2-3216	Proceedings not to fail for technical or procedural defects or errors
§ 15.2-3217	Court granting annexation to exist for 10 years
§ 15.2-3218	Continued existence of court under certain conditions
§ 15.2-3219	Reduced taxation on real estate in territory added to corporate limits
§ 15.2-3220	Mandamus and prohibition
§ 15.2-3221	Appeals; how heard
§ 15.2-3222	What order to be entered by the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals
§ 15.2-3223	What order and proceedings clerk to certify, and where same shall be recorded; fees
§ 15.2-3224	Commissioner of revenue for the county to certify list of real estate in annexed territory to commissioner of revenue
§ 15.2-3225	County or district officers resident in annexed territory to remain in office; reelection
§ 15.2-3226	Redistricting and elections in city or town following annexation; registration and transfer of registration of voters in annexed territory
§ 15.2-3227	Annexation proceedings final for 10 years
§ 15.2-3228	County not to be reduced to insufficient area, population or sources of revenue
§ 15.2-3229	Annexation of whole town
§ 15.2-3230	Article not applicable to consolidation of two cities