Virginia § 21-292 - Jurisdiction of circuit courts to establish projects
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 21-292 — Jurisdiction of circuit courts to establish projects, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-292. Jurisdiction of circuit courts to establish projects
The circuit courts of the several counties and cities of this Commonwealth shall have jurisdiction, power and authority to establish a levee, or drainage project or projects, in their several counties and cities and in projects as hereinafter set out, and to locate and establish levees, drains or canals and cause to be constructed, straightened, widened or deepened any land drainage, ditch, drain or watercourse, and to build levees or embankments and erect tide gates and pumping plants for the purpose of draining and reclaiming wet, swamp or overflowed lands.
Code 1919, § 1737; 1926, p. 604; 1954, c. 642; 1966, c. 203.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-292 ("Jurisdiction of circuit courts to establish projects") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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