15.2-3800 - Ordinance petitioning court for city status; appointment of special court. - Virginia Statutes

§ 15.2-3800. Ordinance petitioning court for city status; appointment ofspecial court.

Any town, except a town located within a county or any portion of a countygranted immunity as provided by Chapter 33 (§ 15.2-3300 et seq.) from theincorporation of new cities within its boundaries, may, by ordinance passedby a recorded majority vote of all the members thereof, petition the circuitcourt for the county within which the town lies, alleging that the town meetsthe criteria set out in subsection A of § 15.2-3807, for an order grantingcity status to the town. The circuit court with which the petition is filedshall notify the Supreme Court, which shall appoint a special court to hearthe case as prescribed by Chapter 30 (§ 15.2-3000 et seq.) of this title.

(1979, c. 85, § 15.1-982.1; 1997, c. 587.)