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§ 15.2-3500. Application of article - The provisions of this article shall be applicable only to...
§ 15.2-3501. Authority to consolidate counties, cities or towns - Any two or more adjoining like units of local government...
§ 15.2-3502. Agreement for consolidation - The governing bodies of any two or more adjoining localities...
§ 15.2-3503. Petition requesting agreement - The voters of any locality whose governing body has not...
§ 15.2-3504. Publication of agreement - The governing body of each of the consolidating localities shall...
§ 15.2-3505. Order for election - When the publication of the consolidation agreement in each of...
§ 15.2-3506. Conduct of election - The election authorized by § 15.2-3505 shall be conducted in...
§ 15.2-3507. Result of election - The ballots shall be counted, returns made and canvassed as...
§ 15.2-3508. Election or appointment of county officers - At the next regular November election held at least sixty...
§ 15.2-3509. Election or appointment of city or town officers - At the next regular May election held at least sixty...
§ 15.2-3510. General effect of consolidation - Upon the first day of office following the first election...
§ 15.2-3511. Liabilities - All valid and lawful charges and liabilities existing against a...
§ 15.2-3512. Suits and prosecutions - From and after the date when consolidation becomes effective, all...
§ 15.2-3513. Magisterial, school and election districts, etc. - The magisterial districts in a county, and the school districts,...
§ 15.2-3514. Courts and judicial circuits - Until changed by law, the same judicial circuits shall continue,...
§ 15.2-3515. Congressional and assembly districts - For the purpose of representation in Congress and in the...
§ 15.2-3516. Registration of voters - No new registration shall be necessary in case of consolidation,...
§ 15.2-3517. Existing ordinances - The ordinances in force in the localities at the time...
§ 15.2-3518. Determination of rights - If any right, title, interest, claim or case arises out...
§ 15.2-3519. Repeal of certain charters - At the session of the General Assembly that follows the...
§ 15.2-3520. Counties, cities and towns specified; alternative consolidations - By complying with the requirements specified in this article, any...
§ 15.2-3521. Proposed consolidated city; notice of motion; service and publication - At least thirty days before instituting a proceeding under the...
§ 15.2-3522. Petition; appointment of special court - When a consolidation agreement proposing the creation of a consolidated...
§ 15.2-3523. Parties - In any proceedings instituted under the provisions of this article...
§ 15.2-3524. Time limit for intervenors - The court shall by order fix a time within which...
§ 15.2-3525. Pretrial conference; matters considered - The special court shall, prior to hearing any case under...
§ 15.2-3526. Hearing and decision by court - A. The court shall order an election to be held...
§ 15.2-3527. Assistance of state agencies - The court may, in its discretion, direct any appropriate state...
§ 15.2-3528. Appeals - Appeals may be made to the Court of Appeals as...
§ 15.2-3529. Consolidation agreement generally; advisory committee; filing agreement and referendum petition with court - The board of supervisors or council of the locality desiring...
§ 15.2-3530. Continuation of services of Department of Transportation after consolidation - When a county and city consolidate into a city, or...
§ 15.2-3531. Voters' petition requesting consolidation agreement and referendum - The voters of any locality whose governing body has not...
§ 15.2-3532. Required provisions of consolidation agreement - In addition to the provisions required by § 15.2-3529, any...
§ 15.2-3533. Transfer of property and indebtedness - If the proposed consolidation is approved by a majority vote...
§ 15.2-3534. Optional provisions of consolidation agreement - Any such consolidation agreement may contain any of the following...
§ 15.2-3535. Advertising of charter - The governing bodies, or a committee acting for and in...
§ 15.2-3536. Charter for consolidated city - If a proposed charter for a consolidated city has been...
§ 15.2-3537. Publication of consolidation agreement - Each locality which is a party to a consolidation agreement...
§ 15.2-3538. Order for election - When publication of the consolidation agreement or descriptive summary in...
§ 15.2-3539. Conduct of election - The regular election officers, at the time designated in the...
§ 15.2-3540. Result of elections; determination of form of government - The ballots shall be counted and returns made and canvassed...
§ 15.2-3541. General effect of consolidation; officers - Upon the effective date of consolidation, the localities so consolidated,...
§ 15.2-3542. Governing body to be elected and take office before effective date of consolidation in certain cases; powers - A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 15.2-3541 or any other...
§ 15.2-3543. Electoral board, general registrar and officers of election - A. If any county and all incorporated towns located therein...
§ 15.2-3544. Effect on pending suits - Any action or proceeding pending by or against any of...
§ 15.2-3545. Effect on assembly districts - For the purpose of representation of the consolidated localities in...
§ 15.2-3546. Effect on jurisdiction of courts - Unless and until changed by general law, the jurisdiction and...
§ 15.2-3547. Consolidation of entire county requires no action of town council - An entire county may be consolidated with any county or...
§ 15.2-3548. Effect on town charter - A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any town...
§ 15.2-3549. Powers of a tier-city - Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, any city located...
§ 15.2-3550. Effect of consolidation into single county; exceptions for tier-city - If the consolidation agreement provides for the consolidation of counties,...