General Provisions

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Chapter 2 “Condemnation Procedures”, which is part of Title 25.1 “Eminent Domain”. It contains 5 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 5 sections.

§ 25.1-200	Chapter controls condemnation proceedings
§ 25.1-201	Jurisdiction of condemnation proceedings
§ 25.1-202	Nature of proceedings
§ 25.1-203	Authority of certain condemnors to inspect property; reimbursement for damages; notice prior to entry
§ 25.1-204	Effort to purchase required; prerequisite to effort to purchase or filing certificate