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Such order shall direct notice of such hearing to be given by publication three times in some newspaper or newspapers having general circulation in the proposed sanitation district, with the first publication appearing no more than 35 days before and the third publication appearing no less than seven days before the hearing. Such notice shall set forth the petition as filed, but need not set forth the signatures or exhibits thereto, and shall state the time and place of hearing and that at such hearing all persons desiring to controvert the allegations of such petition or question the conformity thereof to this article will be heard and all objections to the creation of the proposed sanitation district considered.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1318269,"text":"Upon the presentation of a petition complying with the requirements of this article, praying for the creation of a sanitation district, fixing the boundaries thereof and naming the counties, cities and towns which in whole or in part are to be embraced therein, the circuit court of any such county, or of any county in which any such town is situated, or the corporation court of any such city shall make an order filing such petition and fixing a day for a hearing by such court on such petition and the question of the creation of the proposed sanitation district. Such order shall direct notice of such hearing to be given by publication three times in some newspaper or newspapers having general circulation in the proposed sanitation district, with the first publication appearing no more than 35 days before and the third publication appearing no less than seven days before the hearing. Such notice shall set forth the petition as filed, but need not set forth the signatures or exhibits thereto, and shall state the time and place of hearing and that at such hearing all persons desiring to controvert the allegations of such petition or question the conformity thereof to this article will be heard and all objections to the creation of the proposed sanitation district considered.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":50663,"edition_id":2,"name":"Creation of Districts","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":2,"parent_id":50661,"metadata":{"child_laws":9,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:30:57","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:30:54","permalink":{"id":1406733,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":50663,"identifier":"2","token":"21\/3\/2","url":"\/21\/3\/2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":50661,"edition_id":2,"name":"Sanitation Districts Law of 1938 -- Tidal Waters","identifier":"3","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":3,"parent_id":50656,"metadata":{"child_laws":84,"child_structures":8},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:30:57","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:30:54","permalink":{"id":1406713,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":50661,"identifier":"3","token":"21\/3","url":"\/21\/3\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":50656,"edition_id":2,"name":"Drainage, Soil Conservation, Sanitation and Public Facilities Districts","identifier":"21","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":58,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":358,"child_structures":25},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:30:49","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:30:54","permalink":{"id":1406467,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":50656,"identifier":"21","token":"21","url":"\/21\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":353879,"structure_id":50663,"section_number":"21-145","catch_line":"Territory which may be embraced in district","url":"\/21-145\/","token":"21\/3\/2\/21-145","metadata":false},{"id":353880,"structure_id":50663,"section_number":"21-146","catch_line":"Notice of hearing on petition for creation","url":"\/21-146\/","token":"21\/3\/2\/21-146","metadata":false},{"id":353881,"structure_id":50663,"section_number":"21-147","catch_line":"Contents of petition","url":"\/21-147\/","token":"21\/3\/2\/21-147","metadata":false},{"id":353882,"structure_id":50663,"section_number":"21-148","catch_line":"Signatures on petition","url":"\/21-148\/","token":"21\/3\/2\/21-148","metadata":false},{"id":353883,"structure_id":50663,"section_number":"21-149","catch_line":"Hearing and determination; ordering election","url":"\/21-149\/","token":"21\/3\/2\/21-149","metadata":false},{"id":353884,"structure_id":50663,"section_number":"21-150","catch_line":"Order when election favors establishment","url":"\/21-150\/","token":"21\/3\/2\/21-150","metadata":false},{"id":353885,"structure_id":50663,"section_number":"21-151","catch_line":"Exclusion from district of county, city or town voting against establishment","url":"\/21-151\/","token":"21\/3\/2\/21-151","metadata":false},{"id":353886,"structure_id":50663,"section_number":"21-152","catch_line":"Approval of State Health Commissioner","url":"\/21-152\/","token":"21\/3\/2\/21-152","metadata":false},{"id":353887,"structure_id":50663,"section_number":"21-153","catch_line":"Governing bodies may adopt resolutions","url":"\/21-153\/","token":"21\/3\/2\/21-153","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":353879,"structure_id":50663,"section_number":"21-145","catch_line":"Territory which may be embraced in district","url":"\/21-145\/","token":"21\/3\/2\/21-145","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":353881,"structure_id":50663,"section_number":"21-147","catch_line":"Contents of petition","url":"\/21-147\/","token":"21\/3\/2\/21-147","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/21-146\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 2023, chapters 506<\/a> and 507<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 225<\/a> and 242<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1406739,"object_type":"law","relational_id":353880,"identifier":"21-146","token":"21\/3\/2\/21-146","url":"\/21-146\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/21-146\/","token":"21\/3\/2\/21-146","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice of hearing on petition for creation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 21-146","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Upon the presentation of a petition<\/span> complying with the requirements of this article, praying for the creation of a sanitation district<\/span>, fixing the boundaries thereof and naming the counties, cities and towns<\/span> which in whole or in part are to be embraced therein, the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of any such county<\/span>, or of any county<\/span> in which any such town<\/span> is situated, or the corporation court<\/span> of any such city shall make an order<\/span> filing such petition<\/span> and fixing a day for a hearing<\/span> by such court<\/span> on such petition<\/span> and the question of the creation of the proposed sanitation district<\/span>. Such order<\/span> shall direct notice of such hearing<\/span> to be given by publication three times in some newspaper or newspapers having general circulation in the proposed sanitation district<\/span>, with the first publication appearing no more than 35 days before and the third publication appearing no less than seven days before the hearing<\/span>. Such notice shall set forth the petition<\/span> as filed, but need not set forth the signatures or exhibits thereto, and shall state the time and place of hearing<\/span> and that at such hearing<\/span> all persons<\/span> desiring to controvert the allegations<\/span> of such petition<\/span> or question the conformity thereof to this article will be heard and all objections to the creation of the proposed sanitation district<\/span> considered.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR CREATION (\u00a7 21-146)\n\nUpon the presentation of a petition complying with the requirements of this\narticle, praying for the creation of a sanitation district, fixing the\nboundaries thereof and naming the counties, cities and towns which in whole or\nin part are to be embraced therein, the circuit court of any such county, or of\nany county in which any such town is situated, or the corporation court of any\nsuch city shall make an order filing such petition and fixing a day for a\nhearing by such court on such petition and the question of the creation of the\nproposed sanitation district. Such order shall direct notice of such hearing to\nbe given by publication three times in some newspaper or newspapers having\ngeneral circulation in the proposed sanitation district, with the first\npublication appearing no more than 35 days before and the third publication\nappearing no less than seven days before the hearing. Such notice shall set\nforth the petition as filed, but need not set forth the signatures or exhibits\nthereto, and shall state the time and place of hearing and that at such hearing\nall persons desiring to controvert the allegations of such petition or question\nthe conformity thereof to this article will be heard and all objections to the\ncreation of the proposed sanitation district considered.\n\nHISTORY: 1938, p. 511; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 1560jj; 2023, cc. 506, 507; 2024,\ncc. 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"}}