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Richmond, Virginia Municipal Code
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Richmond VA ordinances
3278 published ordinances from the Code of the City of Richmond, Virginia, 2026 (Recodification codified through Ordinance No. 2025-207, adopted October 14, 2025). View the full index →
- 1-1 — Designation and citation of Code.
- 1-2 — Definitions and rules of construction.
- 1-3 — Continuation of existing ordinances.
- 1-4 — Miscellaneous ordinances not affected by Code.
- 1-5 — Prior offenses, rights, prosecutions, suits or proceedings not affected by Code.
- 1-6 — Effect of new ordinances on former ordinances.
- 1-7 — Severability of parts of Code.
- 1-8 — Catchlines of sections.
- 1-9 — Correction of typographical mistakes by City Clerk.
- 1-10 — History notes.
- 1-11 — References to chapters or sections.
- 1-12 — References and editor's notes.
- 1-13 — Amendments to Code; effect of new ordinances; amendatory language.
- 1-14 — Supplementation of Code.
- 1-15 — Availability of Code and supplements for public inspection.
- 1-16 — General penalty; continuing violations.
- 1-17 — Recovery of fines and penalties payable to city; disposition of fines.
- 1-18 — Records of arrest and disposition of cases; fee for records to certain persons.
- 2-61 — Defense and indemnification of City officers and employees.
- 2-62 — Restrictions on activities of former officers and employees.
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City of Richmond, Virginia
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Source & provenance
Code of the City of Richmond, Virginia, 2026 (Recodification codified through Ordinance No. 2025-207, adopted October 14, 2025): published from the City's codifier, Municode (library.municode.com).
Charter of the City of Richmond, Virginia (Recodification codified through Ordinance No. 2025-207, adopted October 14, 2025): published from the City's codifier, Municode (library.municode.com). Machine-readable campaign JSON · Canonical page