{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-3520","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-3520","heading":"Counties, cities and towns specified; alternative consolidations","body":"By complying with the requirements specified in this article, any one or more counties or cities having a common boundary, or any county and all incorporated towns located entirely therein, may consolidate into a single county or city; however, no consolidation instituted under the provisions of this article shall result in the creation of consolidated cities, unless such proposed consolidation is reviewed by the Commission on Local Government and a special court established pursuant to § 15.2-3522 and they meet the criteria set out in subsection A of § 15.2-3526.The term \"incorporated towns\" as used in this article means only those incorporated towns which have held municipal elections in the ten years preceding the date of the filing of a petition for a referendum pursuant to § 15.2-3529.If two or more like units of local government propose to consolidate into a consolidated like unit of local government, they shall do so in accordance with the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter.This article applies to the (i) consolidation of unlike units of local governments such as a county and a city joining to form either a county or city; (ii) consolidation of like units of local governments into an unlike unit of local government such as a county and a county joining to form a city; or (iii) other combinations provided for herein.1979, c. 85, § 15.1-1130.1; 1983, c. 4; 1997, c. 587.","path":["Title 15.2. COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Subtitle III. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS AND CHANGES OF STATUS OF COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Chapter 35. CONSOLIDATION OF LOCALITIES","Article 2. CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-3520/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"216f4d89ce1d13800cc56be261a6a4912f6179afc5e7aa7e3c8bafae5a9ce1b5","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-3519","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-3521"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}