{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1402","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-1402","heading":"Declared to be body politic of Commonwealth; seal","body":"Every locality of this Commonwealth is hereby declared to be a body politic of the Commonwealth and may have a seal and alter the same at its pleasure.1997, c. 587.","path":["Title 15.2. COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Subtitle II. POWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Chapter 14. GOVERNING BODIES OF LOCALITIES","Article 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-1402/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"b620118eba8c60cc17deb9fb26cd0ce6ade31c07c2800227048acffcc9c281ef","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1401","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}