{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-200","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-200","heading":"Required procedure for obtaining new charter or amendment","body":"No charter shall be granted to a locality by the General Assembly and no charter of a locality shall be amended by the General Assembly except as provided in this chapter or in Chapter 34 (§ 15.2-3400 et seq.) of this title.Code 1950, § 15-65.1; 1958, c. 329; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-833; 1979, c. 297; 1985, c. 387; 1986, c. 312; 1997, c. 587.","path":["Title 15.2. COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Subtitle I. GENERAL PROVISIONS; CHARTERS; OTHER FORMS AND ORGANIZATION OF COUNTIES","Chapter 2. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHARTERS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-200/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"50186514c54fff688a8f4537bc3bcb85904b7f3601a53096dc130fbfd8e66784","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-111","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}