{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-1-208","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 1-208","heading":"City","body":"\"City\" means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law.Code 1919, § 5; Code 1950, § 1-13; 1950, p. 21; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 49, § 1-13.2; 1995, c. 155; 2005, c. 839.","path":["Title 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Chapter 2.1. COMMON LAW AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION","Article 2. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/1-208/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:09Z","sha256":"83b15f96d3d1d6d2543103ef154d5093c93b91c4b9d40f3201f26051eb147565","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-1-207","next":"us-va/va.-code-1-208.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}