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Title 5.1 - Aviation
Chapter 1. AIRCRAFT, AIRMEN AND AIRPORTS GENERALLYArticle 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 5.1-1. Definitions
- § 5.1-1.1. Creation of Department of Aviation
- § 5.1-1.2. Appointment of Director; term; vacancies
- § 5.1-1.3. Oath and bond of Director; salary
- § 5.1-1.4. Enforcement of laws, rules and regulations
- § 5.1-1.5. General powers of Department
- § 5.1-1.6. Further powers and duties of Department; State Corporation Commission to administer Chapter 9
- § 5.1-1.7. Suits to enjoin violations of title
- § 5.1-2. Repealed
- § 5.1-2.1. Virginia Aviation Commission continued as Virginia Aviation Board; membership; terms; Chairman
- § 5.1-2.2. Powers and duties of Board
- § 5.1-2.2:1. Further powers and duties of the Board
- § 5.1-2.3. Meetings of Board; quorum
- § 5.1-2.4. Repealed
- § 5.1-2.5. Eminent domain; right of entry
- § 5.1-2.6. Disposal of airport, air navigation facility or other property
- § 5.1-2.7. Revenue bonds generally
- § 5.1-2.8. Trust agreement securing bonds
- § 5.1-2.9. Rents, fees and charges for services or use of facilities; use and disposition of revenues
- § 5.1-2.10. Moneys received deemed trust funds
- § 5.1-2.11. Proceedings by bondholder or trustee to enforce rights
- § 5.1-2.12. Bonds made securities for investment and deposit
- § 5.1-2.13. Revenue refunding bonds; bonds for refunding and for cost of additional projects
- § 5.1-2.14. Contracts, leases, and other arrangements
- § 5.1-2.15. Resolutions, rules and regulations, etc
- § 5.1-2.16. Grants or loans of public or private funds
- § 5.1-2.17. Exemptions from taxes or assessments; payments to county or city in lieu of taxes
- § 5.1-2.18. Joint agency or authority; agreements authorized; terms
- § 5.1-2.19. Same; governing body; officers and agents; powers generally
- § 5.1-2.20. Same; eminent domain
- § 5.1-2.21. Same; disposal of airport or facility
- § 5.1-2.22. Acquisition of airport previously operated by United States
- § 5.1-2.23. Board as successor to Virginia Airports Authority
- § 5.1-2.24. Applicability of certain sections
- § 5.1-3. Repealed
- § 5.1-4. Aircraft for use of Department; construction, etc., of aviation facilities by Department
- § 5.1-5. Licensing of aircraft
- § 5.1-6. Repealed
- § 5.1-7. Licensing of airports and landing areas
- § 5.1-7.1. Repealed
- § 5.1-7.2. Registration of private landing areas not within five miles of commercial airport
- § 5.1-7.3. Duty of care and liability for damages of owners of private landing areas
- § 5.1-8. Repealed
- § 5.1-9. Disposition of fees
- § 5.1-9.1. Certain privately owned airports declared to be works of public improvement; exemption from local taxation authorized
- § 5.1-9.2. Contract carriers; permit and license required
- § 5.1-9.3. Same; application for permit; fee; action of Department
- § 5.1-9.4. Repealed
- § 5.1-9.5. Contract carriers; bonds, insurance or certificate of insurance required prior to issuance of license or permit; securities deposited in lieu thereof
- § 5.1-9.6. Same; duration and custody of bonds, etc
- § 5.1-9.7. Same; condition of bond, etc
- § 5.1-9.8. Same; effect of failure to give or maintain adequate security
- § 5.1-9.9. Same; duration of permits; suspension or revocation; penalty
- § 5.1-10. Repealed
- § 5.1-11. Government-owned aircraft
- § 5.1-12. Federally certificated airlines and interstate service
Article 2. ILLEGAL OPERATION, ETC.; PROCEDURE; PENALTIES
- § 5.1-13. Operation of aircraft while under influence of intoxicating liquors or drugs; reckless operation
- § 5.1-14. Operation of unlicensed aircraft
- § 5.1-15. Operation of aircraft by unlicensed persons
- § 5.1-16. Tampering with, etc., airplanes or markings of airports, landing fields or other aeronautical facilities
- § 5.1-16.1. Misuse of licensed airports
- § 5.1-17. Use of aircraft for hunting
- § 5.1-18. Repealed
- § 5.1-20. Pilot may restrain or arrest person interfering with operation of aircraft carrying passengers for hire
- § 5.1-21. Powers of conservator of the peace conferred upon pilot
- § 5.1-21.1. Powers of conservators of the peace conferred upon airport managers or designees
- § 5.1-22. Interference with operation of aircraft; penalties; venue
- § 5.1-23. Jurisdiction of local and State Police
- § 5.1-24. Penalties
- § 5.1-25. Operation of aircraft by nonresident
Article 3. STRUCTURES DANGEROUS TO AIRCRAFT
- § 5.1-25.1. Permit required for erection of certain structures
- § 5.1-25.2. Application for permit; notice and hearing
- § 5.1-25.3. When permit issued or denied; conditions to issuance
- § 5.1-25.4. Injunctions
Chapter 2.1. VIRGINIA AIRPORTS REVOLVING FUND
- § 5.1-30.1. Definitions
- § 5.1-30.2. Creation and management of Virginia Airports Revolving Fund
- § 5.1-30.3. Deposit of money; expenditures; investments
- § 5.1-30.4. Collection of money due Fund
- § 5.1-30.5. Loans to local governments
- § 5.1-30.6. Pledge of loans to secure bonds of Authority
- § 5.1-30.7. Sale of loans
- § 5.1-30.8. Powers of the Authority
- § 5.1-30.9. Report to the General Assembly and Governor
- § 5.1-30.10. Liberal construction of chapter
Article 1. ACQUISITION, ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION GENERALLY; OUTSIDE EASEMENTS
- § 5.1-31. Authority to acquire, construct, maintain and operate; permission of Department required
- § 5.1-32. Easements and privileges outside of airport or landing field boundaries
- § 5.1-33. Public purpose declared
- § 5.1-34. Acquisition of property; exercise of right of eminent domain
- § 5.1-35. Powers may be exercised jointly by two or more political subdivisions
- § 5.1-36. Agreement for joint exercise of powers; governing board, etc., to act on behalf of political subdivisions; powers of board, etc
- § 5.1-36.1. Contributions by counties to construction of certain airports
- § 5.1-37. Public waters and submerged lands
- § 5.1-38. Right to zone property not limited
- § 5.1-39. Use, disposal and termination of rights acquired
- § 5.1-39.1. Use of airport property for industrial development purposes
- § 5.1-40. Lease of land acquired; approval by Department
- § 5.1-41. Operation by local governing body or special officer or board
- § 5.1-41.1. Local governing bodies authorized to require boarding fee
Article 2. FUNDS FOR ACQUISITION, OPERATION, ETC
- § 5.1-42. Payment of purchase price or award for land acquired; issuance of bonds
- § 5.1-43. Expenses of construction, operation, etc., to be paid by political subdivision
- § 5.1-44. Rules and regulations; fees and charges
- § 5.1-45. Appropriations by local authorities
- § 5.1-46. Receipt and handling of federal and other funds
Article 3. FEDERAL AIRPORT ACT
Chapter 4. COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION BOARD- § 5.1-49. Roads to airports and landing fields; cooperation with Department as to aviation facilities
- § 5.1-50. Flight strips, airfields and roads requested by federal agency
- § 5.1-51. Special fund accumulated from taxes, fees, etc
- § 5.1-52. Expenditure for planning, construction and maintenance of airports and landing fields
- § 5.1-53. Segregation and expenditure of amounts derived from taxes on motor fuel
- § 5.1-54. Repealed
- § 5.1-55. Recurring expenditures on airports and landing fields
Chapter 7. EMPLANING SERVICE FEE [Repealed]
Chapter 8. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY [Repealed]
Chapter 8.1. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
- § 5.1-88.1. Proof of financial responsibility to be furnished for each aircraft
- § 5.1-88.2. What constitutes proof of financial responsibility
- § 5.1-88.3. Certain sections of Code incorporated by reference; definitions
- § 5.1-88.4. Cancellation of insurance or corporate surety bond
- § 5.1-88.5. Repealed
- § 5.1-88.6. Parachute jump training schools; disclosure of liability insurance coverage; penalty
- § 5.1-88.7. Proof of financial responsibility to be furnished for licensed airports or landing areas
- § 5.1-88.8. What constitutes proof of financial responsibility
- § 5.1-88.9. Certain sections of Code incorporated by reference; definitions
- § 5.1-88.10. Cancellation of insurance
Article 1. IN GENERAL
- § 5.1-89. Definitions
- § 5.1-90. Exempted aircraft
- § 5.1-90.1. Incidental transportation of certain passengers and property by motor vehicle
- § 5.1-91. Air carriers to comply with chapter; subject to regulation by Commission
- § 5.1-92. Regulation by Commission; reports; prevention of discrimination
- § 5.1-93. Regulation of brokers
Article 2. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF CONVENIENCE AND RIGHTS THEREUNDER
- § 5.1-94. Required certificate of public convenience and necessity
- § 5.1-95. Application for certificate; notices, etc
- § 5.1-96. Fees in connection with certificates
- § 5.1-97. Hearing on application; action of Commission
- § 5.1-98. Factors to be considered by the Commission in granting certificates
- § 5.1-99. Occasional deviations from authorized routes; emergency landings
- § 5.1-100. Transportation of baggage, mail, etc., with passengers
- § 5.1-101. Chartered parties covered by common carriers
- § 5.1-102. Schedule changes require Commission approval
Article 3. CONTRACT CARRIERS AND LIMITED FOR-HIRE SERVICE
Article 4. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY
Article 5. REGULATION OF BROKERS
- § 5.1-108. When broker's license required
- § 5.1-109. Application for broker's license
- § 5.1-110. Hearing on such application and action thereon
- § 5.1-111. Authority over brokers; bond
- § 5.1-112. Broker's license not substitute for other certificates or permits required
Article 6. DURATION, REVOCATION, TRANSFER AND VALUE OF CERTIFICATES, ETC.; PENALTIES
- § 5.1-113. Duration of certificates, etc.; suspension, revocation, or amendment; penalties
- § 5.1-114. Transfer or lease of certificate
- § 5.1-115. No value allowed for certificates
Article 7. BONDS OR INSURANCE
- § 5.1-116. Bonds, insurance or certificate of insurance required prior to issuance of certificate or permit
- § 5.1-117. Bonds or insurance to be kept in force
- § 5.1-118. Policies, bonds or certificates to be filed with Commission; securities deposited in lieu thereof
- § 5.1-119. Condition of bond, etc
- § 5.1-120. Effect of failure to give security
Article 8. THROUGH ROUTES, SERVICE, RATES, ETC
- § 5.1-121. Duties of carriers of passengers as to through routes, equipment, rates, regulations, etc
- § 5.1-122. Duties of carriers of property as to service, rates and regulations
- § 5.1-123. Through routes, joint rates, etc., not required may be established
- § 5.1-124. Undue preference not permitted
- § 5.1-125. Complaints; action of Commission thereon or on own initiative
- § 5.1-126. Establishment of through routes, etc., by Commission
- § 5.1-127. Prescribing divisions of joint rates
- § 5.1-128. New rate schedule; hearing; suspension; action thereon
- § 5.1-129. Goodwill, certificate, etc., not element of value in rate making
- § 5.1-130. Criteria for establishment of rates
- § 5.1-131. Other remedies not extinguished
- § 5.1-132. Tariffs showing rates, fares and charges, etc
- § 5.1-133. Unlawful to charge other than published tariff
- § 5.1-134. Changes in tariffs, etc
- § 5.1-135. No transportation except when rates have been filed and published
- § 5.1-136. Free passes or reduced rates
- § 5.1-137. Payment of rates and charges before delivery of freight
- § 5.1-138. Liability for additional charges
- § 5.1-139. Commission may enter judgment for refunds due public and collect and distribute same
Article 9. MISCELLANEOUS
- § 5.1-140. Unlawful to disclose certain information
- § 5.1-141. Repealed
- § 5.1-142. Reports, records, etc
- § 5.1-143. Reports of accidents
- § 5.1-144. Certificate or permit holder not relieved of liability for negligence
- § 5.1-145. Enforcement under Department of State Police or Commission; concurrent jurisdiction for investigations of accidents
- § 5.1-146. Violations and penalties
- § 5.1-147. Disposition of fees or sums collected
- § 5.1-148. Employees of Commission not to have interest in carriers
- § 5.1-149. No property rights in airspace conferred by chapter
- § 5.1-150. Licenses, taxes, etc., not affected
- § 5.1-151. Right to amend, revoke, etc., rights, certificates or franchises
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