If at the time a city becomes a town under the provisions of this chapter there are any pending actions or proceedings by or against the city, or if after a city becomes a town under the provisions of this chapter an action or proceeding out of a cause of action which arose prior to the time the city became a town, which but for said transition would have been by or against the city, is instituted, the resulting town shall be substituted in place of the city and the action or proceeding may be perfected to judgment.
1988, c. 881, § 15.1-965.25; 1997, c. 587.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 41 - Transition of City to Town Status
§ 15.2-4100. City may change to town status
§ 15.2-4101. Ordinance petitioning court for town status; notice of motion
§ 15.2-4102. Citizen petition for town status
§ 15.2-4104. Time limit for intervenors; publication of order
§ 15.2-4105. Pretrial conference; matters considered
§ 15.2-4106. Hearing and decision by court
§ 15.2-4107. Assistance of state agencies
§ 15.2-4109. Declining a grant of town status
§ 15.2-4110. Proceedings final for five years
§ 15.2-4111. Effective date of transition
§ 15.2-4112. Charter for resulting town
§ 15.2-4113. Restriction on subsequent change in status
§ 15.2-4114. Liabilities and assets of such city
§ 15.2-4115. Effect when city becomes town; officers
§ 15.2-4115.1. Disposition of police department or sheriff's department motorcycles
§ 15.2-4116. Library aid continued
§ 15.2-4117. Temporary restriction on annexation
§ 15.2-4118. Effect on pending suits
§ 15.2-4119. Effect on jurisdiction of courts
§ 15.2-4120. Court granting transition to town status to exist for 10 years