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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 1970, chapter 322; in 2014, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0805\">805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":360471,"section_number":"33.2-919","catch_line":"Action of governing body","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-919\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1433415,"object_type":"law","relational_id":360470,"identifier":"33.2-918","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-918","url":"\/33.2-918\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-918\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/3\/33.2-918","dublin_core":{"Title":"Petition for public hearing on proposed abandonment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-918","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If one or more landowners affected by a proposed <span class=\"dictionary\">abandonment<\/span> file a <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> for a public <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> with the governing body within 30 days after notice is posted and published, the governing body shall hold a public <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> in the county for the consideration of the proposed <span class=\"dictionary\">abandonment<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPETITION FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ABANDONMENT (\u00a7 33.2-918)\n\nIf one or more landowners affected by a proposed abandonment file a petition for\na public hearing with the governing body within 30 days after notice is posted\nand published, the governing body shall hold a public hearing in the county for\nthe consideration of the proposed abandonment.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-76.17; 1950, p. 735; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-160; 2014,\nc. 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"}}