General Powers and Procedures of Counties

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Section
15.2-1200

General powers of counties

Section
15.2-1201

County boards of supervisors vested with powers and authority of councils of cities and towns; exceptions

Section
15.2-1201.1

Discharging employee for service on board prohibited; civil penalty

Section
15.2-1201.2

Discount for early payment of taxes

Section
15.2-1202

Appropriation of money to incorporated towns

Section
15.2-1203

Governing body may require treasurer to pay claims

Section
15.2-1204

Appropriations for advertising resources, etc., by counties

Section
15.2-1205

Allocation of county funds or property to authorities created by county

Section
15.2-1206

Repealed

Section
15.2-1207

Pistols and revolvers; reports of sales

Section
15.2-1208

Same; in certain counties

Section
15.2-1209

Prohibiting outdoor shooting of firearms or arrows from bows or arrowguns in certain areas

Section
15.2-1209.1

Counties may regulate carrying of loaded firearms on public highways

Section
15.2-1210

Prohibiting hunting in certain areas

Section
15.2-1211

Boundaries of magisterial and election districts

Section
15.2-1212

Frederick County; resolution of board of supervisors; referendum; election

Section
15.2-1213

Referendum in Loudoun County on election of the county chairman from the county at large

Section
15.2-1213.1

Referendum in Page County on election of the county chairman from the county at large

Section
15.2-1214

County may provide motor vehicle liability insurance to protect operators of motor vehicles owned or leased by county, school board, etc.

Section
15.2-1215

Authority to cut growth of grass or lawn area in counties

Section
15.2-1216

Provision of information to prospective buyers in planned development units

Section
15.2-1217

Regulation of emission of smoke from fuel-burning equipment

Section
15.2-1218

Prevention of trespassing; animals running at large on highways

Section
15.2-1219

Prohibiting sale on highways of plants, shrubs or trees

Section
15.2-1220

Regulation by certain counties of persons and vehicles

Section
15.2-1221

Repealed

Section
15.2-1222

Regulation of certain motion pictures shown at drive-in theaters

Section
15.2-1223

Regulation of horse riding schools

Section
15.2-1224

Authority to equip and maintain television transmission and relay facilities

Section
15.2-1225

Authority to establish hospitals

Section
15.2-1226

Authority of certain counties over Smith Mountain Lake

Section
15.2-1227

Well covers in Caroline County

Section
15.2-1228

Repair of foundation damage in Chesterfield County

Section
15.2-1229

Petty cash funds

Section
15.2-1230

Monthly financial reports of officers and offices

Section
15.2-1231

Centralized competitive purchasing by chief administrative officer

Section
15.2-1232

Posting of bond not prerequisite to exercise of right by county

Section
15.2-1232.1

Auctions; pawnshops; secondhand dealers; peddling; fraud and deceit in sales; weights and measures

Section
15.2-1232.2

Creation of local economic revitalization zones

Section
15.2-1233

Article not applicable until agent employed

Section
15.2-1234

Definitions

Section
15.2-1235

Rules and regulations to govern county purchases

Section
15.2-1236

Purchases and sales to be based on competition

Section
15.2-1237

Legal review of contracts; filing

Section
15.2-1238

Certification of sufficient funds

Section
15.2-1239

Orders and contracts in violation of article

Section
15.2-1240

Violation of § 15.2-1238 or § 15.2-1239 a misdemeanor

Section
15.2-1241

Signing records when chairman has died, moved, etc., before signing them

Section
15.2-1242

Minutes of meetings and proceedings

Section
15.2-1243

Governing body to receive, audit and approve claims; warrants

Section
15.2-1244

Limitations on issuance of warrants

Section
15.2-1245

Procedure for allowance of claims

Section
15.2-1246

Appeal from disallowance of claim

Section
15.2-1247

When disallowance of claim final; exception; when no execution to be issued

Section
15.2-1248

No action against county until claim presented to governing body

Section
15.2-1249

Amounts allowed endorsed on claim; copies of record and accounts to be furnished