Virginia § 33.2-925 - Alternative method of abandoning roads
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§ 33.2-925. Alternative method of abandoning roads
As an alternative to the procedure for abandonment prescribed by this article, a road may be abandoned in accordance with the procedure for vacations in subdivision 2 of § 15.2-2272. All abandonments of roads sought to be effected according to subsection (b) of former § 15.1-482 before July 1, 1990, are hereby validated notwithstanding any defects or deficiencies in the proceeding, provided that property rights that have vested subsequent to the attempted abandonment are not impaired by such validation. The manner of reversion shall not be affected by this section.
1990, c. 198, § 33.1-166.1; 2014, c. 805.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 33.2-925 ("Alternative method of abandoning roads") 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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