Virginia § 57-39.3 - Proceedings; determination of abandonment
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 57-39.3 — Proceedings; determination of abandonment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 57-39.3. Proceedings; determination of abandonment
Any city, town, corporation, association, or trustees having ownership and charge of a cemetery that is located in a city, or town in a county, as provided in § 57-39.2, may file a petition in the circuit court within whose jurisdiction the cemetery is situated, setting forth its ownership of the cemetery and facts relating to the continued failure by the owner of an unoccupied cemetery lot in such cemetery to maintain and care for such lot for at least 30 consecutive years immediately preceding, and requesting an order adjudging any such lot to be abandoned. Upon the filing of such petition, the court upon proper motion shall set a date for a hearing.
1962, c. 264; 1964, c. 111; 1986, c. 118; 2020, c. 669.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 57-39.3 ("Proceedings; determination of 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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