{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-3603","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-3603","heading":"Request for charter","body":"At the session of the General Assembly following its incorporation, the town shall request the General Assembly to grant it a charter.No judge shall grant a town a charter. Until a town is granted a charter by the General Assembly, the town's affairs shall be conducted exclusively under the provisions of general law.1980, c. 45, § 15.1-967.2; 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 36. INCORPORATION OF TOWNS BY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-3603/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"a88cdf8ee822cbe8f713312c034b979afc2e893932083fbd23ee7a113790f0d3","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-3602","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-3604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}