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It has been modified 3 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 1962, chapter 623; in 1973, chapter 478; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":348612,"section_number":"15.2-5152","catch_line":"Localities may consider petitions for creation of authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5152\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1385495,"object_type":"law","relational_id":348561,"identifier":"15.2-5107","token":"15.2\/IV\/51\/2\/15.2-5107","url":"\/15.2-5107\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-5107\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/51\/2\/15.2-5107","dublin_core":{"Title":"Filing articles of incorporation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-5107","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>After adoption or approval of an <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span>, resolution or agreement creating an <span class=\"dictionary\">authority<\/span>, the governing bodies of the participating localities shall file with the State Corporation Commission the <span class=\"dictionary\">authority<\/span>&#8217;s articles of incorporation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFILING ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION (\u00a7 15.2-5107)\n\nAfter adoption or approval of an ordinance, resolution or agreement creating an\nauthority, the governing bodies of the participating localities shall file with\nthe State Corporation Commission the authority&#8217;s articles of\nincorporation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-764.7; 1950, p. 1316; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-1245;\n1973, c. 478; 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"}}