Va. Code § 15.2-3603
Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845
At the session of the General Assembly following its incorporation, the town shall request the General Assembly to grant it a charter.
No judge shall grant a town a charter. Until a town is granted a charter by the General Assembly, the town's affairs shall be conducted exclusively under the provisions of general law.
Va. Code § 15.2-3603