Virginia § 33.2-916 - Notice of proposed abandonment
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 33.2-916 — Notice of proposed abandonment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33.2-916. Notice of proposed abandonment
In the case of a proposed abandonment of a road not part of the primary or secondary state highway system, the governing body shall give at least 30 days' notice of its intention to do so by posting notice at the front door of the courthouse, by posting notices on at least three places along and visible from the road proposed to be abandoned, and by publishing notice in at least two issues in a newspaper having general circulation in the county. All such notices shall state the time and place at which the governing body will meet to consider the abandonment of such road.
Code 1950, § 33-76.15; 1950, p. 734; 1970, c. 322, § 33.1-158; 2014, c. 805.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 33.2-916 ("Notice of proposed abandonment") 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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