Virginia Law

Title 56. Public Service CompaniesRead Title

Chapter 1

General Provisions  [§§ 56-1 through 56-46.3]

Chapter 2

Creation and Powers of Public Service Corporations  [§§ 56-47 through 56-52]

Chapter 2.1

Competitive Telephone Companies  [§§ 56-54.2 through 56-54.7]

Chapter 3

Issuance of Stocks, Bonds, Etc.  [§§ 56-55 through 56-75]

Chapter 4

Regulation of Relations with Affiliated Interests  [§§ 56-76 through 56-87]

Chapter 5

Utility Transfers Act  [§§ 56-88 through 56-92]

Chapter 6

Transportation Companies Generally  [§§ 56-93 through 56-141]

Chapter 7

Air Carriers [Repealed]  [§ 56-142]

Chapter 8

Canal Companies [Repealed]  [§ 56-207]

Chapter 9

Distribution and Power Supply Cooperatives [Repealed]  [§ 56-209]

Chapter 9.1

Utility Consumer Services Cooperatives and Utility Aggregation Cooperatives  [§§ 56-231.15 through 56-231.52]

Chapter 10

Heat, Light, Power, Water and Other Utility Companies Generally  [§§ 56-232 through 56-265]

Chapter 10.1

Utility Facilities Act  [§§ 56-265.1 through 56-265.9]

Chapter 10.2

Certain Water and Sewerage Systems Not Regulated As Public Utilities  [§§ 56-265.10 through 56-265.13]

Chapter 10.2:1

Small Water or Sewer Public Utility Act  [§§ 56-265.13:1 through 56-265.13:7]

Chapter 10.3

Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act  [§§ 56-265.14 through 56-265.32]

Chapter 11

Express Companies [Repealed]  [§ 56-266]

Chapter 12

Motor Vehicle Carriers Generally [Repealed]  [§ 56-273]

Chapter 12.1

Household Goods Carriers [Repealed]  [§ 56-338.1]

Chapter 12.2

Petroleum Tank Truck Carriers [Repealed]  [§ 56-338.19]

Chapter 12.3

Sight-Seeing Carriers [Repealed]  [§ 56-338.40]

Chapter 12.4

Special or Charter Party Carriers [Repealed]  [§ 56-338.50]

Chapter 12.5

Restricted Parcel Carriers [Repealed]  [§ 56-338.65]

Chapter 12.6

Motor Vehicles of Railroad Companies [Repealed]  [§ 56-338.85]

Chapter 12.7

Carriers by Motor Launch [Repealed]  [§ 56-338.93]

Chapter 12.8

Limousines and Executive Sedans [Repealed]  [§ 56-338.104]

Chapter 13

Railroad Corporations  [§§ 56-339 through 56-451.2]

Chapter 14

Steamship Companies [Repealed]  [§§ 56-452 through 56-457]

Chapter 14.1

Sight-Seeing Carriers by Boat [Repealed]  [§ 56-457.1]

Chapter 15

Telegraph and Telephone Companies  [§§ 56-458 through 56-484.25]

Chapter 15.1

Wireless Communications Infrastructure  [§§ 56-484.26 through 56-484.32]

Chapter 16

Telephone Cooperatives Act  [§§ 56-485 through 56-508]

Chapter 16.1

Radio Common Carriers [Repealed]  [§ 56-508.1]

Chapter 16.2

Cellular Mobile Radio Communications Carriers [Repealed]  [§ 56-508.8]

Chapter 16.3

Pay Telephone Registration Act  [§§ 56-508.15 through 56-508.16]

Chapter 17

State Operation of Public Utilities  [§§ 56-509 through 56-528]

Chapter 18

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact [Repealed]  [§ 56-529]

Chapter 19

Small Investor-Owned Telephone Utility Act  [§§ 56-531 through 56-534]

Chapter 20

Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988  [§§ 56-535 through 56-552]

Chapter 21

Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act  [§§ 56-553 through 56-555]

Chapter 21.1

Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Safety  [§§ 56-555.1 through 56-555.2]

Chapter 22

Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 [Repealed]  [§ 56-556]

Chapter 22.1

The Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002  [§§ 56-575.1 through 56-575.18]

Chapter 23

Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act  [§§ 56-576 through 56-596.4]

Chapter 24

Electric Utility Integrated Resource Planning  [§§ 56-597 through 56-599]

Chapter 25

Natural Gas Conservation and Ratemaking Efficiency Act  [§§ 56-600 through 56-602]

Chapter 26

Steps to Advance Virginia's Energy Plan (Save) Act  [§§ 56-603 through 56-604]

Chapter 27

Qualified Projects of Natural Gas Utilities  [§§ 56-605 through 56-609]

Chapter 28

Natural Gas System Expansion Infrastructure  [§§ 56-610 through 56-613]

Chapter 29

Renewable Energy Co-Location of Distribution Facilities  [§§ 56-614 through 56-624]

Chapter 30

Biogas Supply Infrastructure Projects  [§ 56-625]