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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>345212</law_id><section_number>1-213</section_number><catch_line>Delegation of duties assigned to political subdivision</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="2.1">Common Law and Rules of Construction</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="2">Rules of Construction and Definitions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The governing body of a political subdivision shall be responsible for any duty or responsibility imposed upon its political subdivision.</p></section></text><history>1986, c. 239, &#xA7; 1-17.2; 1987, c. 471; 1988, c. 273; 2005, c. 839.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
