{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-4000","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-4000","heading":"Enjoyment of city status until requirements of chapter fulfilled","body":"A city which no longer qualifies for city status under Article VII, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia shall change to town status under the provisions of this chapter. Until the court enters an order under § 15.2-4004 for such change, a city shall enjoy all the rights and obligations of city status.1971, Ex. Sess., c. 140, § 15.1-965.1; 1988, c. 881; 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 40. JUDICIAL DETERMINATION OF CITY STATUS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-4000/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"412f32ed690529a4654df0533462806232a2d984e211b15ce4f0f227cada5d3d","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-3919","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-4001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}