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In the event of condemnation, the proceedings shall be instituted in the name of the city or town and shall conform to the proceedings that would be applicable if they had been instituted by the Commissioner of Highways. However, when the award has been paid, the title to the lands acquired in the proceedings shall vest in the Commonwealth in the same manner as if the Commissioner of Highways had instituted and conducted the proceedings and had paid the award.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1341510,"text":"Upon the approval of plans and specifications by the Commissioner of Highways, the city or town shall, solely at its own expense and in the name of the Commonwealth, acquire either by purchase or condemnation the right-of-way necessary to construct the highway on the new location as shown by the plans approved by the Commissioner of Highways. In the event of condemnation, the proceedings shall be instituted in the name of the city or town and shall conform to the proceedings that would be applicable if they had been instituted by the Commissioner of Highways. 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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 1970, chapter 322; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1433465,"object_type":"law","relational_id":360482,"identifier":"33.2-930","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/4\/33.2-930","url":"\/33.2-930\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-930\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/4\/33.2-930","dublin_core":{"Title":"Acquisition of lands for relocation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-930","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Upon the approval of plans and specifications by the Commissioner of Highways<\/span>, the city or town shall, solely at its own expense and in the name of the Commonwealth, acquire either by purchase or condemnation the right-of-way necessary to construct the highway<\/span> on the new location as shown by the plans approved by the Commissioner of Highways<\/span>. In the event of condemnation, the proceedings shall be instituted in the name of the city or town and shall conform to the proceedings that would be applicable if they had been instituted by the Commissioner of Highways<\/span>. However, when the award has been paid, the title to the lands acquired in the proceedings shall vest in the Commonwealth in the same manner as if the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> had instituted and conducted the proceedings and had paid the award.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR RELOCATION (\u00a7 33.2-930)\n\nUpon the approval of plans and specifications by the Commissioner of Highways,\nthe city or town shall, solely at its own expense and in the name of the\nCommonwealth, acquire either by purchase or condemnation the right-of-way\nnecessary to construct the highway on the new location as shown by the plans\napproved by the Commissioner of Highways. In the event of condemnation, the\nproceedings shall be instituted in the name of the city or town and shall\nconform to the proceedings that would be applicable if they had been instituted\nby the Commissioner of Highways. However, when the award has been paid, the\ntitle to the lands acquired in the proceedings shall vest in the Commonwealth in\nthe same manner as if the Commissioner of Highways had instituted and conducted\nthe proceedings and had paid the award.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-85; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-171; 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"}}