{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-1-254","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 1-254","heading":"Town","body":"\"Town\" means any existing town or an incorporated community within one or more counties which became a town before noon, July 1, 1971, as provided by law or which has within defined boundaries a population of 1,000 or more and which has become a town as provided by law.Code 1919, § 5; Code 1950, § 1-13; 1950, p. 24, § 1-13.29; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 49; 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/1-254/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:09Z","sha256":"df6711ee8afb083712668a4542627dc5159ab5203bc4e17806390e1dba0e10d8","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-1-253","next":"us-va/va.-code-1-255"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}