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This law was first created in 1978. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 43 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1978 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":359780,"section_number":"33.2-105","catch_line":"Evidence as to existence of a public highway","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-105\/"},{"id":360424,"section_number":"33.2-701","catch_line":"Levies","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-701\/"},{"id":360429,"section_number":"33.2-706","catch_line":"How highways and bridges in counties established or altered; examination and report; width and grade of highways; employing engineer","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-706\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1433225,"object_type":"law","relational_id":360426,"identifier":"33.2-703","token":"33.2\/II\/7\/1\/33.2-703","url":"\/33.2-703\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-703\/","token":"33.2\/II\/7\/1\/33.2-703","dublin_core":{"Title":"Funds for highways not in secondary state highway system","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-703","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 33.2-701<\/a> or 33.2-706<\/a>, the governing body of any county under the urban county executive form of government may expend funds on minor<\/span> improvements and maintenance<\/span> of highways<\/span> not within the secondary state highway<\/span> system, provided such highways<\/span> are open for public use. A highway<\/span> shall be determined to be open for public use by applying the same standards set forth in \u00a7 33.2-105<\/a> or by final order<\/span> of a court<\/span> of competent jurisdiction<\/span> on or before January 1, 1978, except that in order to be eligible for funds under this section such highways<\/span> need not be 30 feet wide but shall not be less than 15 feet wide. The maximum amount of mileage to be maintained under this section shall not exceed 30 miles.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFUNDS FOR HIGHWAYS NOT IN SECONDARY STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM (\u00a7 33.2-703)\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 33.2-701 or 33.2-706, the governing body of\nany county under the urban county executive form of government may expend funds\non minor improvements and maintenance of highways not within the secondary state\nhighway system, provided such highways are open for public use. A highway shall\nbe determined to be open for public use by applying the same standards set forth\nin \u00a7 33.2-105 or by final order of a court of competent jurisdiction on or\nbefore January 1, 1978, except that in order to be eligible for funds under this\nsection such highways need not be 30 feet wide but shall not be less than 15\nfeet wide. The maximum amount of mileage to be maintained under this section\nshall not exceed 30 miles.\n\nHISTORY: 1978, c. 43, \u00a7 33.1-225.3; 2014, c. 805.","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"}}