{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1404","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-1404","heading":"How localities may sue or be sued; arbitration","body":"Every locality may sue or be sued in its own name in relation to all matters connected with its duties. The process instituting suit against a locality shall be served as provided in § 8.01-300.The governing body of any locality may enter into a written agreement to submit any existing controversy to arbitration and may execute a contract which contains a provision to submit to arbitration any controversy thereafter arising.Code 1950, § 15-3; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-508; 1968, c. 422; 1985, c. 416; 1987, c. 483; 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/15.2-1404/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"247aa6352e6fd9b1b3295ff5e3a54c90bcc5c6d52c0080ffbcf16d0346ff02db","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1403","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-1405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}