{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-4002","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-4002","heading":"Report from Commission to be certified to circuit court; appointment of special court","body":"When the governing body of any city receives a report compiled pursuant to § 15.2-4001 from the Commission on Local Government concluding that the city does not meet the requirements for city status under Article VII, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia, it shall petition the circuit court for the city for a determination of city status. All adjoining counties shall be given notice of the petition.The circuit court with which the petition is filed shall notify the Supreme Court, which shall appoint a special court to hear the case as prescribed by Chapter 30 (§ 15.2-3000 et seq.) of this title.1971, Ex. Sess., c. 140, § 15.1-965.3; 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/15.2-4002/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"2120e0cc6a8326a83377c1826532fa5b57325821b66536f73162d20cd052b90b","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-4001","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-4003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}