§ 15-2-3603

At the session of the General Assembly following its incorporation, the town shall request the General Assembly to grant it a charter.\nNo 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.\n1980, c. 45, § 15.1-967.2; 1997, c. 587.