{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-3524","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-3524","heading":"Time limit for intervenors","body":"The court shall by order fix a time within which a voter, property owner, other person or political subdivision not served may become a party to proceedings instituted under this article for the creation of a consolidated city and thereafter no such petition shall be received, except for good cause shown. A copy of the order shall be published at least once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in the localities proposing to consolidate and in the counties and cities contiguous thereto.1979, c. 85, § 15.1-1130.5; 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/15.2-3524/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"06afcd31204aa08ca920482d1ea3dc6c434b342cbcdfa19599082a4542974d74","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-3523","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-3525"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}