Virginia § 21-338 - Duty of viewers to review report and make changes
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§ 21-338. Duty of viewers to review report and make changes
At the date set for the hearing any landowner may appear in person or by counsel and file his objection in writing to the final report of the board of viewers, and it shall be the duty of said board of viewers to carefully review the objections filed thereto and to make such changes as it deems necessary to render substantial and equal justice to all the landowners in the district. If there be no objections made, or if any objections made are satisfactorily adjusted, the board of viewers shall certify such fact to the court.
Code 1919, § 1756; 1926, p. 613; 1954, c. 642.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-338 ("Duty of viewers to review report and make changes") 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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