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Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-2900 (2026)

Purpose and intent

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It is the purpose and intent of the General Assembly to create a procedure whereby the Commonwealth will help ensure that all of its localities are maintained as viable communities in which their citizens can live. To carry out this purpose and intent, there is hereby established the Commission on Local Government.

1979, c. 85, § 15.1-945.1; 1997, c. 587.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1999–2003 · leading case: Lucy v. Cnty. of Albemarle, 516 S.E.2d 480 (Va. 1999).
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Lucy v. Cnty. of Albemarle, 516 S.E.2d 480 (Va. 1999). · cites it 13× “Id The General Assembly initially mandated and empowered the Commission on Local Government, inter alia, “[t]o investigate, analyze, and make findings of fact .”
Washington Cnty. v. City of Bristol, 63 Va. Cir. 450 (Washington Cir. Ct. 2003). · cites it 3× “Va. Code § 15.2-2900. Notice to, and action by, the Commission is an essential prerequisite to territorial annexation or local-government boundary line adjustment.”
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