15.2-4002 - Report from Commission to be certified to circuit court; appointment of special court. - Virginia Statutes

§ 15.2-4002. Report from Commission to be certified to circuit court;appointment of special court.

When the governing body of any city receives a report compiled pursuant to §15.2-4001 from the Commission on Local Government concluding that the citydoes not meet the requirements for city status under Article VII, Section 1of the Constitution of Virginia, it shall petition the circuit court for thecity for a determination of city status. All adjoining counties shall begiven notice of the petition.

The circuit court with which the petition is filed shall notify the SupremeCourt, which shall appoint a special court to hear the case as prescribed byChapter 30 (§ 15.2-3000 et seq.) of this title.

(1971, Ex. Sess., c. 140, § 15.1-965.3; 1997, c. 587.)