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2006 Code of Virginia - Chapter 1 - General Provisions
- 56-1 - Definitions
- 56-1.1 - Designation as public service corporation
- 56-1.2 - Persons not designated as public utility, public service corporation, etc
- 56-1.3 - Regulation of Voice-over-Internet protocol service.
- 56-2 - Public service corporations, etc., governed by provisions of this title
- 56-3 - Expenses prior to organization
- 56-4 - Description unavailable
- 56-5 - Triple damages for injury to property of public service corporation
- 56-5.1 - Description unavailable
- 56-6 - Remedies of persons aggrieved by public service corporation's violation of law
- 56-7 - Common law, etc., remedies not altered or abridged
- 56-8 - Repeal of charter
- 56-8.1 - Free services to members of General Assembly and others prohibited
- 56-8.2 - Appeals in rate cases
- 56-9 - Sale of public service corporation under deed of trust; how purchaser may form new corporatio...
- 56-10 - Effect of such sale; date for meeting of stockholders
- 56-11 - Debts and claims against corporation so sold
- 56-12 - Works and property sold under court decree subject to provisions of three preceding section...
- 56-13 - Effect of dissolution of public service corporation
- 56-14 - Streets, etc., of city or town not to be occupied without its consent; compensation
- 56-15 - Permits to place poles, wires, etc., in roads and streets in certain counties; charge therefo...
- 56-16 - Wagonways to be constructed across roads, railroads, canals, and other works; enforcement
- 56-16.1 - Telephone, telegraph or electric power lines crossing railroads
- 56-16.2 - Public utility lines crossing railroads.
- 56-17 - Right of one public service corporation to cross the works of another; cost
- 56-18 - Submission of plans for such crossing
- 56-19 - Contest by company whose works are crossed
- 56-20 - Payment for damage occasioned by crossing works of public service corporations
- 56-21 - When work on crossing works of public service corporation to proceed; no injunction to be awarde...
- 56-22 - Change of course of railroad, etc., to avoid crossings
- 56-23 - Crossing of highway by public service corporation
- 56-24 - Effect of crossing on highway
- 56-25 - Manner of construction of crossing
- 56-26 - Cost of crossing
- 56-27 - Applications required for crossings
- 56-28 - Contest by county or Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner
- 56-29 - Change of course of highway to avoid crossings
- 56-30 - Payment of damages occasioned by crossing highway
- 56-31 - When work of crossing highway to proceed
- 56-32 - Limitation on crossing rights if altering, closing or obstructing highway or stream involve...
- 56-33 - Duty of corporation whose wires cross other works
- 56-34 - General Assembly may require connections between public service corporations
- 56-35 - Regulation of public service companies
- 56-36 - Inspection of books and documents; special reports; rules and regulations to prevent unjust discrim...
- 56-37 - Regulation of services performed under municipal or county franchise
- 56-38 - Adjustment of claims and controversies
- 56-39 - Description unavailable
- 56-40 - Reduction of rates and charges
- 56-41 - Description unavailable
- 56-41.1 - Rates and charges for use of poles by telephone cooperatives, mutual telephone associations and sma...
- 56-42 - Description unavailable
- 56-43 - Examination of public service company; notice; fines and penalties
- 56-44 - through 56-46
- 56-46.1 - Commission to consider environmental, economic and improvements in service reliability factors in a...
- 56-46.2 - Construction of electrical transmission lines
- 56-46.3 - Foreign utility companies; penalties
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