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<br />Reversion to Town Status <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />G. Enforcement of Court Order <br />(Sec. 15.2-4120, Code ofYa.) <br /> <br />1. The special three-judge court remains in existence for 10 years from the effective date of <br />the transition order to effect compliance with the terms and conditions set forth therein. <br /> <br />a. The court may be reconvened at any time on its own motion, on the motion of <br />the governing body of the county, the governing body of the town, or on petition <br />of 15% of the voters of the town to enforce performance on the terms and <br />conditions of the transition order. <br /> <br />b. The court is granted the authority to enforce the terms and conditions of its order <br />by appropriate process. <br /> <br />H. Declininl?: to Accept Town Status <br />(Sec. 15.2-4109, Code ofYa.) <br /> <br />1. The governing body of a city may decline to accept town status on the terms and <br />conditions imposed by the court. The ordinance or resolution declining town status must <br />be adopted within certain statutorily prescribed time periods. <br /> <br />I. Limitations on Subseauent Reversion Actions <br />(Sec. 15.2-4110, Code ofYa.) <br /> <br />1. If the special three-judge court finds that the city is ineligible for transition to town status <br />or the city governing body declines to accept town status on the terms and conditions <br />imposed by that court, a city must wait five years before filing a subsequent petition <br />requesting reversion to town status. <br /> <br />J. Limitations on Subseauent Annexation Actions <br />(Sec. 15.2-4117, Code ofYa.) <br /> <br />1. A city which reverts to town status cannot institute contested annexation actions for a <br />period of two years following the effective date of transition. The two-year moratorium <br />against such contested annexations would not apply to boundary changes which are <br />components of interlocal agreements. <br /> <br />K. Limitations on Transition to City Status <br />(Sec. 15.2-4113, Code ofYa.) <br /> <br />1. A city which reverts to town status cannot return to its previous independent status. <br /> <br />L. Town Charter <br />(Sec. 15.2-4112, Code ofYa.) <br /> <br />1. If the General Assembly has not granted a new charter for the town prior to the effective <br />date of transition, the special three-judge court shall enter an order conforming the charter <br />of the fonner city to a town charter. <br /> <br />a. The charter entered by the court shall remain in effect until a new charter for the <br />town is granted by the General Assembly. <br />