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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 1977, chapter 624; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":369816,"section_number":"55.1-2828","catch_line":"Petition for action to fix boundaries of village or unincorporated community","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2828\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1475321,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369817,"identifier":"55.1-2829","token":"55.1\/V\/28\/7\/55.1-2829","url":"\/55.1-2829\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2829\/","token":"55.1\/V\/28\/7\/55.1-2829","dublin_core":{"Title":"Entry of order if petition not contested","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2829","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A petition<\/span> filed pursuant to \u00a7 55.1-2828<\/a>, if verified by the oath<\/span> of one or more of the petitioners, shall be prima facie evidence<\/span> of the facts<\/span> stated therein, and the court<\/span> without further evidence<\/span> shall proceed to enter the order<\/span> fixing the boundaries of the village or unincorporated community unless such petition<\/span> is contested.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENTRY OF ORDER IF PETITION NOT CONTESTED (\u00a7 55.1-2829)\n\nA petition filed pursuant to \u00a7 55.1-2828, if verified by the oath of one or\nmore of the petitioners, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated\ntherein, and the court without further evidence shall proceed to enter the order\nfixing the boundaries of the village or unincorporated community unless such\npetition is contested.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-895; 1977, c. 624, \u00a7 55-325; 2019, c. 712.","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"}}