Virginia § 15.2-3810 - Declining of grant of city status
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 15.2-3810 — Declining of grant of city status, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15.2-3810. Declining of grant of city status
In any proceeding brought under this chapter, the town council may, by ordinance or resolution, decline to accept city status on the terms and conditions imposed by the court at any time prior to twenty-one days after final adjudication establishing city status. In such case the court shall apportion the total costs, taking into consideration the extent to which county revenues are derived from within the town, the relative financial abilities of the parties, and the relative merits of the case.
1979, c. 85, § 15.1-982.11; 1997, c. 587.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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