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The courts shall direct that the approved report, together with the plat, be recorded in the deed books of their respective clerks’ offices and indexed in the name of each locality. The courts shall certify a copy of the report to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. In all controversies thereafter concerning the location of the line, the reports and plats shall be taken as conclusive evidence of its location.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1298532,"text":"The commissioners shall return such plats to the respective courts by which they were appointed, together with their report of the performance of their duties in ascertaining and establishing the line, which report shall fully describe the line. If the report meets the requirements of this article and is unanimous, the courts shall approve the report. The courts shall direct that the approved report, together with the plat, be recorded in the deed books of their respective clerks’ offices and indexed in the name of each locality. The courts shall certify a copy of the report to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. 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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 1954, chapter 536; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1970, chapter 751; in 1978, chapter 642; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1383995,"object_type":"law","relational_id":348175,"identifier":"15.2-3102","token":"15.2\/III\/31\/1\/15.2-3102","url":"\/15.2-3102\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-3102\/","token":"15.2\/III\/31\/1\/15.2-3102","dublin_core":{"Title":"Report of commissioners","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-3102","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The commissioners shall return such plats to the respective courts<\/span> by which they were appointed, together with their report of the performance of their duties in ascertaining and establishing the line, which report shall fully describe the line. If the report meets the requirements of this article and is unanimous, the courts<\/span> shall approve the report. The courts<\/span> shall direct that the approved report, together with the plat, be recorded in the deed books of their respective clerks’ offices and indexed in the name of each locality<\/span>. The courts<\/span> shall certify a copy of the report to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. In all controversies thereafter concerning the location of the line, the reports and plats shall be taken as conclusive evidence<\/span> of its location.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORT OF COMMISSIONERS (\u00a7 15.2-3102)\n\nThe commissioners shall return such plats to the respective courts by which they\nwere appointed, together with their report of the performance of their duties in\nascertaining and establishing the line, which report shall fully describe the\nline. If the report meets the requirements of this article and is unanimous, the\ncourts shall approve the report. The courts shall direct that the approved\nreport, together with the plat, be recorded in the deed books of their\nrespective clerks’ offices and indexed in the name of each locality. The\ncourts shall certify a copy of the report to the Secretary of the Commonwealth.\nIn all controversies thereafter concerning the location of the line, the reports\nand plats shall be taken as conclusive evidence of its location.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-40; 1954, c. 536; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-1028; 1970, c.\n751; 1978, c. 642; 1997, c. 587.","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"}}