Virginia Code — 21
Browse 358 sections in division 21 of the Virginia code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 21-1. Repealed
- § 21-112.22. Definitions
- § 21-113. Creation; inclusion of town in new or enlarged district
- § 21-114. Hearing and notice thereof
- § 21-115. Answer and defense
- § 21-116. Enlargement of sanitary districts
- § 21-116.1. Alteration of boundaries or reduction of area of sanitary districts in certain counties
- § 21-117. Merger of sanitary districts
- § 21-117.1. Abolishing sanitary districts
- § 21-118. Powers and duties of governing body
- § 21-118.1. Authority to acquire property from United States or any agency thereof
- § 21-118.2. Certain counties authorized to use sanitary district funds for certain purposes
- § 21-118.3. Levy and expenditure of taxes in certain counties; validation of expenditures
- § 21-118.4. Certain additional powers of governing body
- § 21-118.5. Unified water supply and sewerage systems for counties and sanitary districts; power of county governing body to fix rates; application of Public Finance Act
- § 21-118.6. Same; application of revenues; tax levy where revenues insufficient
- § 21-118.7. Same; payment to county of revenues held by district
- § 21-118.8. Same; ratification of prior agreements
- § 21-119. Sanitary districts are special taxing districts; nature of improvements; jurisdiction of governing bodies, etc., not affected
- § 21-119.1. Transfer of certain sanitary districts to towns
- § 21-120. In certain cities and counties
- § 21-121. Validation of proceedings
- § 21-121.1. Further validation of proceedings
- § 21-121.2. Additional validation of proceedings
- § 21-121.2:1. Same; bond issues
- § 21-121.3. Powers of districts created under other laws
- § 21-121.4. Powers of boards of supervisors and other governing bodies of counties with respect to sanitary districts
- § 21-121.5. Validation of certain actions
- § 21-121.6. Sanitary districts in certain counties with a water and sewer authority
- § 21-122. Authority to issue bonds; limitation of amount
- § 21-122.1. Bonds for special purpose; no election required
- § 21-123. Order requiring election
- § 21-124. Conduct of election; canvass of returns, etc
- § 21-125. Procedure after election
- § 21-126. Inquiry into election and returns
- § 21-127. Amount of bonds
- § 21-127.1. Borrowing in anticipation of bond issue
- § 21-128. Failure or refusal to issue bonds
- § 21-129. Agents for sale of bonds
- § 21-130. Form of bonds
- § 21-130.1. Bonds mutilated, lost or destroyed
- § 21-131. Delivery to treasurer
- § 21-132. Liability of treasurer
- § 21-133. Cost of giving surety on additional bond or bonds required
- § 21-134. Deposit of proceeds
- § 21-134.01. Allocation of county funds to sanitary districts
- § 21-134.1. Reimbursement of county for advances to sanitary district
- § 21-134.2. Validation of advances to sanitary district
- § 21-135. Insolvency of depository
- § 21-136. Bond of depository
- § 21-137. Repealed
- § 21-137.1. Payment of interest on and maintenance of sinking fund for term bonds; tax levy; what constitutes "term bonds" and "serial bonds."
- § 21-137.2. Payment of interest on serial bonds; no sinking fund required; tax levy; use of excess revenues
- § 21-138. Same; levy of tax
- § 21-139. Laws continued in effect
- § 21-140. Validation of proceedings
- § 21-140.1. Further validation of proceedings
- § 21-140.2. Additional validation of proceedings
- § 21-140.3. Validation of certain bonds
- § 21-141. Short title
- § 21-142. Definitions
- § 21-143. Ordering and conduct of elections
- § 21-144. Court proceedings
- § 21-145. Territory which may be embraced in district
- § 21-146. Notice of hearing on petition for creation
- § 21-147. Contents of petition
- § 21-148. Signatures on petition
- § 21-149. Hearing and determination; ordering election
- § 21-150. Order when election favors establishment
- § 21-151. Exclusion from district of county, city or town voting against establishment
- § 21-152. Approval of State Health Commissioner
- § 21-153. Governing bodies may adopt resolutions
- § 21-154. Incorporation of district; name and style
- § 21-155. Powers of commission
- § 21-156. Exemption of bonds from taxation
- § 21-157. Creation of board or commission to control corporation
- § 21-158. Officers of board or commission
- § 21-159. Compensation and expenses of commission members
- § 21-160. Meetings of commission
- § 21-161. Quorum
- § 21-162. Suspension or removal of members of commission
- § 21-163. Oath and bond of members of commission
- § 21-164. Repealed
- § 21-165. Manner of letting contracts
- § 21-166. How power of eminent domain exercised
- § 21-167. County, city or town not liable for act of commission
- § 21-168. Enumeration of powers of commission
- § 21-169. Relief from pollution to be purpose of commission
- § 21-170. Acquisition and use of pipes, sewers, plants, stations, etc
- § 21-171. Collection from public sewage systems
- § 21-172. Use of public sewer and disposal facilities
- § 21-173. Use of public places
- § 21-174. Special contracts for disposal of sewage and other wastes
- § 21-175. Approval of disposal methods
- § 21-176. Prohibition of sale or encumbrance of system
- § 21-177. Agents and employees of commission
- § 21-178. Funds of commission
- § 21-179. Accounts and records
- § 21-180. Authorization
- § 21-181. Uniformity and basis
- § 21-182. Schedule
- § 21-183. Time and place of payment
- § 21-184. Effect of failure to pay
- § 21-185. Register
- § 21-186. Appeal from action fixing fees, etc
- § 21-187. Actions for collection
- § 21-188. Contracts for collection
- § 21-189. Outstanding bonds not to exceed ten million dollars
- § 21-190. Election prior to issuance
- § 21-191. Other matters determined by resolution
- § 21-192. Form and contents
- § 21-193. How sold
- § 21-194. Resolutions may be part of contract with bondholders
- § 21-195. Negotiability
- § 21-196. Liability of Commonwealth, county, city or town
- § 21-197. No personal liability
- § 21-198. Purchase by commission
- § 21-199. Bonds constitute legal investments
- § 21-200. Special remedies of bondholders
- § 21-200.1. Bonds mutilated, lost or destroyed
- § 21-201. Interim certificates
- § 21-202. Inviolability of rights and remedies
- § 21-203. Notice of intention to withdraw
- § 21-204. Right to withdraw and set up separate district
- § 21-205. Proof that steps for withdrawal have been taken
- § 21-206. Power of county or city electing to set up separate district
- § 21-207. Withdrawal must be within one year
- § 21-208. Additional rights conferred on city or county withdrawing
- § 21-209. No election on issuance of bonds within six months
- § 21-210. Disposal system to be erected by separate district
- § 21-211. City withdrawing to provide for disposal of sewage of county or town
- § 21-212. Effect of nonappointment of members of commission on withdrawal
- § 21-213. Member of commission becoming nonresident because of removal or withdrawal
- § 21-214. Plans, maps, etc., to be available to commission
- § 21-215. Payments by county, city or town
- § 21-216. Contracts with counties, cities and towns outside of district
- § 21-217. Powers conferred on counties, cities and towns in addition to other powers
- § 21-218. Discharge into tidal waters of matter causing pollution
- § 21-219. Discharge of matter injurious to system
- § 21-220. Remedies to prevent violation
- § 21-221. Jurisdiction
- § 21-222. Discharge of sewage from vessel while afloat, etc
- § 21-223. Punishment of violations
- § 21-224. Short title
- § 21-225. Definitions
- § 21-226. Ordering and conduct of elections
- § 21-227. Court proceedings
- § 21-228. Territory which may be embraced in district
- § 21-229. Notice of hearing on petition for creation
- § 21-230. Contents of petition
- § 21-231. Signatures on petition
- § 21-232. Hearing and determination; ordering election
- § 21-233. Order when election favors establishment
- § 21-234. Exclusion from district of county, city or town voting against establishment
- § 21-235. Approval of State Health Commissioner
- § 21-236. Governing bodies may adopt resolutions
- § 21-237. Creation
- § 21-238. Officers of commission
- § 21-239. Compensation and expenses of members
- § 21-240. Meetings
- § 21-241. Quorum
- § 21-242. Suspension or removal of members
- § 21-243. Oath and bond of members
- § 21-244. Repealed
- § 21-245. Manner of letting contracts
- § 21-246. How power of eminent domain exercised
- § 21-247. County, city or town not liable for act of commission
- § 21-248. Enumeration of powers of commission
- § 21-249. Relief from pollution to be purpose of commission
- § 21-250. Acquisition and use of pipes, sewers, plants, stations, etc
- § 21-251. Collection from public sewage systems
- § 21-252. Use of public sewer and disposal facilities
- § 21-253. Use of public places
- § 21-254. Special contracts for disposal of sewage and other wastes
- § 21-255. Approval of disposal methods
- § 21-256. Prohibition of sale or encumbrance of system
- § 21-257. Agents and employees of commission
- § 21-258. Funds of commission
- § 21-259. Accounts and records
- § 21-260. Authority to collect fees, rents or other charges
- § 21-261. Uniformity and basis
- § 21-262. Schedule
- § 21-263. Time and place of payment
- § 21-264. Effect of failure to pay
- § 21-265. Register
- § 21-266. Appeal from action fixing fees, etc
- § 21-267. Actions for collection
- § 21-268. Contracts for collection
- § 21-269. Outstanding bonds not to exceed ten million dollars
- § 21-270. Election prior to issuance
- § 21-271. Other matters determined by resolution
- § 21-272. Form and contents
- § 21-273. How sold
- § 21-274. Resolutions may be part of contract with bondholders
- § 21-275. Negotiability
- § 21-276. Liability of Commonwealth, county, city or town on bonds
- § 21-277. No personal liability on bonds
- § 21-278. Purchase of bonds by commission
- § 21-279. Bonds constitute legal investments
- § 21-280. Special remedies of bondholders
- § 21-280.1. Bonds mutilated, lost or destroyed
- § 21-281. Inviolability of rights and remedies
- § 21-282. Interim certificates
- § 21-283. Plans, maps, etc., to be available to commission
- § 21-284. Payments by county, city or town
- § 21-285. Contracts with counties, cities and towns outside of district
- § 21-286. Additional powers conferred on counties, cities and towns
- § 21-287. Discharge into waters of matter causing pollution
- § 21-288. Discharge of matter injurious to system
- § 21-289. Jurisdiction
- § 21-290. Punishment of violations
- § 21-291. Repealed
- § 21-291.1. Repealed
- § 21-291.2. Creation of District
- § 21-292. Jurisdiction of circuit courts to establish projects
- § 21-292.1. "District" means "project."
- § 21-293. Drainage considered essential
- § 21-294. Establishment considered public improvement
- § 21-295. Form of petition; bond; summons of landowners not on petition
- § 21-296. Circulation of duplicate originals of petition
- § 21-297. Service and return of summons; appointment of board of viewers
- § 21-298. Repealed
- § 21-299. Notice to viewers of appointment
- § 21-300. Filling vacancies on board
- § 21-301. Compensation of viewers
- § 21-302. Petition based on widening, deepening, etc., of natural streams
- § 21-303. Withdrawal of persons signing petition
- § 21-304. All landowners need not be listed in petition; amendments
- § 21-305. Tile system of drainage
- § 21-306. Compensation of engineer, assistants and viewers
- § 21-307. Publication against unknown owners
- § 21-308. Appointment of representative of unknown owner
- § 21-309. Subsequent appearance of unknown owners
- § 21-310. Guardian ad litem for infants and incapacitated adults
- § 21-311. Recordation of petition and orders
- § 21-312. Examination; preliminary report
- § 21-313. Repealed
- § 21-314. Notice of consideration of preliminary report
- § 21-315. Hearing objections to preliminary report
- § 21-316. Exclusion of land not affected by drainage
- § 21-317. Changing boundaries to include land affected
- § 21-318. Determining efficiency of drainage; changes
- § 21-319. Board of viewers to attend hearing
- § 21-320. Repealed
- § 21-321. Preliminary establishment of district
- § 21-322. Land excluded from district but located within boundaries
- § 21-323. Condemnation of land
- § 21-324. Right of appeal
- § 21-325. Complete survey
- § 21-326. Assistance in making survey
- § 21-327. Courses, distances and levels
- § 21-328. Bench marks
- § 21-329. Other levels
- § 21-330. Drainage map
- § 21-331. Profile of each levee, etc.; estimate of costs; rights-of-way
- § 21-332. Adoption of surveys already made
- § 21-333. Assessment of damages
- § 21-334. Classification of land; benefits; assessments
- § 21-335. Cost of survey
- § 21-336. Delay; extension of time
- § 21-337. Final report; notice of hearing
- § 21-338. Duty of viewers to review report and make changes
- § 21-339. Approval by court
- § 21-340. Power of court to reopen after approval
- § 21-341. Dismissal of proceedings when cost exceeds benefit
- § 21-342. Appeal
- § 21-343. Payments into court
- § 21-344. Payment of total costs and expenses
- § 21-345. Assessment of lands benefited not theretofore included
- § 21-346. Drainage record
- § 21-347. Board of viewers to operate, manage and administer project
- § 21-348. Superintendent of construction
- § 21-349. Notice of time and place of letting contract; bids
- § 21-350. Bond to accompany bid
- § 21-351. Rejection of bid
- § 21-352. Contract and bond of successful bidder
- § 21-353. Superintendent and engineer to act as advisors
- § 21-354. Basis of contract; inspection
- § 21-355. Opening bids
- § 21-356. Correction of report
- § 21-357. Monthly estimates
- § 21-358. Failure of contractor
- § 21-359. Highway affected
- § 21-360. Railroad; damage
- § 21-361. Assessment of benefits to railroads
- § 21-362. Notice to railroad
- § 21-363. Manner of crossing right-of-way; cost
- § 21-364. Control and repairs; penalty for injury to construction
- § 21-365. Outlet for lateral drains
- § 21-366. Certification and record of total cost
- § 21-367. Preparation and contents of drainage tax lists
- § 21-368. Assessment rolls to provide for bond interest payments
- § 21-369. Amount of tax levied
- § 21-370. Application of surplus to reduce assessment for following year
- § 21-371. Assessment rolls to show time collectible; amount of assessment to depend on benefits
- § 21-372. Signing rolls
- § 21-373. Disposition of rolls
- § 21-374. Assessment shall have effect of judgment and constitute lien
- § 21-375. When assessment due and payable; when delinquent
- § 21-376. Interest from delinquency; penalty