{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-5304","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-5304","heading":"How need determined","body":"The determination as to whether there is a need for an authority to function may be made by the governing body on its own motion or upon the filing of a petition, signed by 100 registered voters of the city, asserting that there is need for an authority to function in the city and requesting that the governing body so declare.Code 1950, § 32-217; 1979, c. 719, § 15.1-1537; 1997, c. 587.","path":["Title 15.2. COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Subtitle IV. OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES","Chapter 53. HOSPITAL AUTHORITIES","Article 1. IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-5304/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"7e52941a0cc003d253e86223b0b9760c3d3d5cb8b0f9f28771529e3242efc65c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-5303","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-5305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}