Home/Virginia/Statutes/Title 56: PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES/Ch. 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS/Art. 1: IN GENERAL/§ 56-8
Virginia Statutes

§ 56-8 — Repeal of charter

Virginia § 56-8
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 56PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES
Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS
Art. 1IN GENERAL

This text of Virginia § 56-8 (Repeal of charter) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Virginia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 56-8 (2026).

Text

The charter of every public service corporation heretofore or hereafter incorporated may be repealed by any future General Assembly; but no law shall be passed for taking from a company its works or property without making to it just compensation.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Legislative History

Code 1919, § 3891.

Nearby Sections

15
§ 56-1
Definitions
§ 56-1.1
Designation as public service corporation
§ 56-1.2
Persons, localities, and school boards not designated as public utility, public service corporation, etc
§ 56-1.2:1
Retail sale of electricity in connection with the provision of electric vehicle charging service
§ 56-1.3
Regulation of Voice-over-Internet protocol service
§ 56-10
Effect of such sale; date for meeting of stockholders
§ 56-100
Repealed
§ 56-100.1
Repealed
§ 56-102
Unlawful to charge other than published tariff
§ 56-102.1
Repealed
§ 56-11
Debts and claims against corporation so sold
§ 56-111
When railroads may operate by motor vehicle or aircraft
§ 56-112
Repealed
§ 56-117
Company to notify consignee of arrival of freight
§ 56-118
Freight bill; what to contain
View on official source ↗

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 56-8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/56-8.