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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 640; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1991, chapter 668; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 225<\/a> and 242<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":348109,"section_number":"15.2-2654","catch_line":"Reply by party defendant; intervention by interested parties; determination of questions; orders; precedence over other business","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2654\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1383167,"object_type":"law","relational_id":348107,"identifier":"15.2-2652","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/6\/15.2-2652","url":"\/15.2-2652\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2652\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/6\/15.2-2652","dublin_core":{"Title":"Service by publication of motion for judgment; parties defendant","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2652","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Upon the filing of the motion for judgment<\/span> the court<\/span> shall fix the time and place for hearing<\/span> the proceeding and shall enter an order<\/span> requiring the publication of the motion for judgment<\/span> or a summary of it approved by the court<\/span>, together with the order<\/span> setting forth the time and place of the hearing<\/span>, twice in a newspaper published or having general circulation in the jurisdiction<\/span> where the issuer is located, with the first notice appearing no more than 28 days before and the second notice appearing no less than seven days before the date fixed for the hearing<\/span>.<\/p>

By the publication of the motion for judgment<\/span> or summary and the order<\/span>, all taxpayers, property owners and citizens of the jurisdiction<\/span> where the issuer is located, including nonresidents owning property in or subject to taxation by it, and all other persons having or claiming any right, title or interest in any property or funds affected in any way by the issuance of the bonds<\/span><\/span>, or having or claiming to have any right or interest in the subject matter of the motion for judgment<\/span>, shall be considered parties defendant<\/span> in the proceedings, and the court<\/span> shall have jurisdiction<\/span> of them the same as if each of them were named individually as a defendant<\/span> in the motion for judgment<\/span> and personally served with process.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSERVICE BY PUBLICATION OF MOTION FOR JUDGMENT; PARTIES DEFENDANT (\u00a7 15.2-2652)\n\nUpon the filing of the motion for judgment the court shall fix the time and\nplace for hearing the proceeding and shall enter an order requiring the\npublication of the motion for judgment or a summary of it approved by the court,\ntogether with the order setting forth the time and place of the hearing, twice\nin a newspaper published or having general circulation in the jurisdiction where\nthe issuer is located, with the first notice appearing no more than 28 days\nbefore and the second notice appearing no less than seven days before the date\nfixed for the hearing.\n\nBy the publication of the motion for judgment or summary and the order, all\ntaxpayers, property owners and citizens of the jurisdiction where the issuer is\nlocated, including nonresidents owning property in or subject to taxation by it,\nand all other persons having or claiming any right, title or interest in any\nproperty or funds affected in any way by the issuance of the bonds, or having or\nclaiming to have any right or interest in the subject matter of the motion for\njudgment, shall be considered parties defendant in the proceedings, and the\ncourt shall have jurisdiction of them the same as if each of them were named\nindividually as a defendant in the motion for judgment and personally served\nwith process.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-666.56; 1958, c. 640; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-215; 1991,\nc. 668, \u00a7 15.1-227.54; 1997, c. 587; 2024, cc. 225, 242.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}