Virginia § 21-309 - Subsequent appearance of unknown owners
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 21-309 — Subsequent appearance of unknown owners, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-309. Subsequent appearance of unknown owners
If at any time during the pendency of the drainage proceeding the owner or owners of the lands shall appear in person, they may be made parties defendant of their own motion and without the necessity of personal service, and shall thereafter be considered as parties to the proceeding, but they shall have no right to except to or appeal from any order or judgment theretofore rendered as to which the time for filing exceptions or notice shall have expired.
Code 1919, § 1740; 1926, p. 609.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-309 ("Subsequent appearance of unknown owners") 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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