{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-5431.3","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-5431.3","heading":"Creation of authority","body":"The governing body of a locality may by resolution, or two or more localities may by concurrent resolutions, create an authority, the name of which shall contain the word \"authority.\" The authority shall be a public body politic and corporate. The resolution creating the authority shall not be adopted or approved until a public hearing has been held in each participating locality on the question of its adoption or approval.2003, c. 643; 2005, c. 299.","path":["Title 15.2. COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Subtitle IV. OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES","Chapter 54.1. VIRGINIA WIRELESS SERVICE AUTHORITIES ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-5431.3/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"d83f804aaaac8b0b44fb3ff1c66996faa8bc529bfcedb1c0adc233b4b2b8cf4b","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-5431.2","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-5431.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}