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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>356261</law_id><section_number>25.1-402</section_number><catch_line>Rules and regulations</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="4" identifier="4">Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>All state agencies are hereby authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.</p></section></text><history>1972, c. 738, &#xA7; 25-253; 2003, c. 940.</history><metadata><court_decisions><item key="0"><name>Fernandez v. Commissioner of Highways (ORDER)</name><case_number>191056</case_number><citation></citation><date>2020-05-28</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4756759/fernandez-v-commissioner-of-highways-order/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. VIRGINIA: .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item></court_decisions></metadata></law>
