CHAPTER 38. Transition of Towns to Cities  


SECTION 15.2-3800. Ordinance petitioning court for city status; appointment of special court
SECTION 15.2-3801. Referendum
SECTION 15.2-3802. Town and county agreement concerning proposed city
SECTION 15.2-3803. Notice of motion; service and publication; answer or other pleading
SECTION 15.2-3804. Parties
SECTION 15.2-3805. Time limit for intervenors; publication of order
SECTION 15.2-3806. Pretrial conference; matters considered
SECTION 15.2-3807. Hearing and decision by court
SECTION 15.2-3808. Assistance of state agencies
SECTION 15.2-3809. Appeals
SECTION 15.2-3810. Declining of grant of city status
SECTION 15.2-3811. Proceeding final for three years
SECTION 15.2-3812. Effect when town becomes city
SECTION 15.2-3813. Town liabilities and assets
SECTION 15.2-3814. Mayor of town to continue in office
SECTION 15.2-3815. Council of town to continue in office; additional members
SECTION 15.2-3816. Town treasurer to continue in office; appointment where town had no treasurer
SECTION 15.2-3817. Commissioner of revenue or assessor to continue in office; appointment where town had no commissioner or assessor
SECTION 15.2-3818. Town sergeant to continue in office
SECTION 15.2-3819. Election and terms of office of mayor and councilmen after town becomes city
SECTION 15.2-3820. Election and terms of other city officers
SECTION 15.2-3821. Qualification of officers; vacancies
SECTION 15.2-3822. Sharing of offices; transfer of jurisdiction
SECTION 15.2-3823. Tenure and reelection of county officer whose homesite becomes part of city
SECTION 15.2-3824. Town officers
SECTION 15.2-3825. Courts
SECTION 15.2-3826. Appointment of electoral board, sheriff, attorney for the Commonwealth and circuit court clerk
SECTION 15.2-3827. Transfer of assessments to city books
SECTION 15.2-3828. State, county and district taxes accruing before transition; county sales and use tax becomes city sales and use tax
SECTION 15.2-3829. Assumption of debt; adjustment
SECTION 15.2-3830. Certain costs and expenses to be apportioned between city and county
SECTION 15.2-3831. Registrars and their duties
SECTION 15.2-3832. Authority to city to provide by condemnation, etc., water, light, power and fuel
SECTION 15.2-3833. Chapter not applicable to cities already existing
SECTION 15.2-3834. Congressional, etc., districts and judicial circuit not changed