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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>356204</law_id><section_number>25.1-221</section_number><catch_line>Consolidation of petitions for trial</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="66" identifier="25.1">Eminent Domain</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="2">Condemnation Procedures</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="2">Condemnation Proceedings</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Unless any <span class="dictionary">party</span> demands a separate <span class="dictionary">hearing</span> on the <span class="dictionary">issue</span> of just compensation, the <span class="dictionary">court</span> may consolidate for <span class="dictionary">trial</span> two or more <span class="dictionary">petitions</span>.</p></section></text><history>1972, c. 169, &#xA7; 25-46.17:1; 2003, c. 940.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
