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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>348382</law_id><section_number>15.2-4100</section_number><catch_line>City may change to town status</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>15.2-1301</reference><reference>15.2-2316.2</reference><reference>15.2-3000</reference><reference>36-132.1</reference><reference>4.1-124</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="46" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="3" identifier="III">Boundary Adjustments and Changes of Status of Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="12" identifier="41">Transition of City to Town Status</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>A <span class="dictionary">city</span> may change to <span class="dictionary">town</span> status in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.</p></section></text><history>1988, c. 881, &#xA7; 15.1-965.9; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata><court_decisions><item key="0"><name>Lucy v. County of Albemarle</name><case_number>Record 980770; Record 980771</case_number><citation>516 S.E.2d 480</citation><date>1999-06-11</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1059748/lucy-v-county-of-albemarle/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 516 S.E.2d 480 (1999) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item></court_decisions></metadata></law>
