{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/33.2-1014.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/33.2-1014.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/33.2-1014.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/33.2-1014.html"}],"law_id":75259,"edition_id":1,"section_id":75259,"structure_id":14693,"section_number":"33.2-1014","catch_line":"Acquisition of interests for exchange with railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or company, political subdivision, or cable television company; relocation of poles, lines, etc","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 33-58; 1960, c. 491; 1968, c. 227; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-96; 1976, c. 380; 1990, c. 242; 2014, c. 805.","full_text":"Whenever any railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or company, political subdivision, or cable television company owns or occupies any privately owned land either under a claim of right or with the apparent acquiescence of the private landowner which the Commissioner of Highways deems necessary and intends to acquire for any highway project, and such land owned or occupied by the railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or company, political subdivision, or cable television company is devoted to a public use, the Commissioner of Highways may acquire by gift, purchase, or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain additional land or easement, right-of-way, or interest in land adjacent to or approximately adjacent to such land needed and proposed to be acquired for such highway project and may then convey the same to the railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or company, political subdivision, or cable television company for use by it in lieu of the land theretofore owned or occupied by it but needed by the Commissioner of Highways for such highway project. The condemnation of such land, easement, right-of-way, or other interest in land to be conveyed to any railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or company, political subdivision, or cable television company shall be governed by the procedure prescribed by this article and may be carried out at the same time if against the same property owner and if against the same landowner or in the same proceedings in which land is condemned for highway purposes. The Commissioner of Highways may, under the same procedure and conditions prescribed by this article, with respect to property needed for highway purposes, enter upon and take possession of such property to be conveyed to any railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or company, political subdivision, or cable television company in the manner provided in \u00a7\u00a7 33.2-1018 through 33.2-1027 and proceed with the relocation of the installations of the railroad or public utility company in order that the construction of the highway project may be carried out without delay.\n\t\tAfter the acquisition of the land owned or occupied by railroads, public utility companies, public service corporations or companies, political subdivisions, or cable television companies and the acquisition of the additional land, easement, right-of-way, or other interest in land for such railroads, utility companies, public service corporations or companies, political subdivisions, or cable television companies as provided in this section, in the event the poles, lines, or other facilities are not removed by such railroads or utility companies within 60 days from the date of the taking by the Commissioner of Highways, the Commissioner of Highways is vested with the power to remove and relocate such facilities at his own cost.\n\t\tAny conveyance previously made by the Commissioner of Highways in exchange for land that was needed for a highway project is hereby declared to be valid and effective in all respects.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":270242,"text":"Whenever any railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or company, political subdivision, or cable television company owns or occupies any privately owned land either under a claim of right or with the apparent acquiescence of the private landowner which the Commissioner of Highways deems necessary and intends to acquire for any highway project, and such land owned or occupied by the railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or company, political subdivision, or cable television company is devoted to a public use, the Commissioner of Highways may acquire by gift, purchase, or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain additional land or easement, right-of-way, or interest in land adjacent to or approximately adjacent to such land needed and proposed to be acquired for such highway project and may then convey the same to the railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or company, political subdivision, or cable television company for use by it in lieu of the land theretofore owned or occupied by it but needed by the Commissioner of Highways for such highway project. The condemnation of such land, easement, right-of-way, or other interest in land to be conveyed to any railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or company, political subdivision, or cable television company shall be governed by the procedure prescribed by this article and may be carried out at the same time if against the same property owner and if against the same landowner or in the same proceedings in which land is condemned for highway purposes. The Commissioner of Highways may, under the same procedure and conditions prescribed by this article, with respect to property needed for highway purposes, enter upon and take possession of such property to be conveyed to any railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or company, political subdivision, or cable television company in the manner provided in \u00a7\u00a7 33.2-1018 through 33.2-1027 and proceed with the relocation of the installations of the railroad or public utility company in order that the construction of the highway project may be carried out without delay.\n\t\tAfter the acquisition of the land owned or occupied by railroads, public utility companies, public service corporations or companies, political subdivisions, or cable television companies and the acquisition of the additional land, easement, right-of-way, or other interest in land for such railroads, utility companies, public service corporations or companies, political subdivisions, or cable television companies as provided in this section, in the event the poles, lines, or other facilities are not removed by such railroads or utility companies within 60 days from the date of the taking by the Commissioner of Highways, the Commissioner of Highways is vested with the power to remove and relocate such facilities at his own cost.\n\t\tAny conveyance previously made by the Commissioner of Highways in exchange for land that was needed for a highway project is hereby declared to be valid and effective in all respects.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14693,"edition_id":1,"name":"Eminent Domain and Damages","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14692,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:23","permalink":{"id":205373,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14693,"identifier":"1","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/1","url":"\/33.2\/II\/10\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14692,"edition_id":1,"name":"Eminent Domain","identifier":"10","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12830,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:23","permalink":{"id":205371,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14692,"identifier":"10","token":"33.2\/II\/10","url":"\/33.2\/II\/10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12830,"edition_id":1,"name":"Modes of Transportation: Highways, Bridges, Ferries, Rail, and Public Transportation","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12806,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":205369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12830,"identifier":"II","token":"33.2\/II","url":"\/33.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12806,"edition_id":1,"name":"Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems","identifier":"33.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":204785,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12806,"identifier":"33.2","token":"33.2","url":"\/33.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":71835,"structure_id":14693,"section_number":"33.2-1000","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/33.2-1000\/","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/1\/33.2-1000","metadata":false},{"id":68329,"structure_id":14693,"section_number":"33.2-1001","catch_line":"Power to acquire lands, etc.; 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It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 491; in 1968, chapter 227; in 1970, chapter 322; in 1976, chapter 380; in 1990, chapter 242; in 2014, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0805\">805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59804,"section_number":"15.2-1902","catch_line":"Condemnation proceedings generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1902\/"},{"id":68329,"section_number":"33.2-1001","catch_line":"Power to acquire lands, etc.; conveyance to municipality after acquisition; property owners to be informed and briefed","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1001\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":63633,"section_number":"33.2-1018","catch_line":"Authority to take possession and title to property before or during condemnation; purpose and intent of provisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1018\/"},{"id":69653,"section_number":"33.2-1027","catch_line":"Agreements as to compensation; petition and order of court thereon; disposition of deposit","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1027\/"}],"permalink":{"id":205431,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75259,"identifier":"33.2-1014","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/1\/33.2-1014","url":"\/33.2-1014\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1014\/","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/1\/33.2-1014","dublin_core":{"Title":"Acquisition of interests for exchange with railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or company, political subdivision, or cable television company; relocation of poles, lines, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1014","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Whenever any railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or company, political subdivision, or cable television company owns or occupies any privately owned land either under a claim of right or with the apparent acquiescence of the private landowner which the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> deems necessary and intends to acquire for any <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> project, and such land owned or occupied by the railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or company, political subdivision, or cable television company is devoted to a public use, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> may acquire by gift, purchase, or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain additional land or easement, right-of-way, or interest in land adjacent to or approximately adjacent to such land needed and proposed to be acquired for such <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> project and may then convey the same to the railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or company, political subdivision, or cable television company for use by it in lieu of the land theretofore owned or occupied by it but needed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> for such <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> project. The condemnation of such land, easement, right-of-way, or other interest in land to be conveyed to any railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or company, political subdivision, or cable television company shall be governed by the procedure prescribed by this article and may be carried out at the same time if against the same property <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> and if against the same landowner or in the same proceedings in which land is condemned for <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> purposes. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> may, under the same procedure and conditions prescribed by this article, with respect to property needed for <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> purposes, enter upon and take <span class=\"dictionary\">possession<\/span> of such property to be conveyed to any railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or company, political subdivision, or cable television company in the manner provided in \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Authority to take possession and title to property before or during condemnation; purpose and intent of provisions\" href=\"\/33.2-1018\/\">33.2-1018<\/a> through <a class=\"law\" title=\"Agreements as to compensation; petition and order of court thereon; disposition of deposit\" href=\"\/33.2-1027\/\">33.2-1027<\/a> and proceed with the relocation of the installations of the railroad or public utility company in <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> that the construction of the <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> project may be carried out without delay.\n\t\tAfter the acquisition of the land owned or occupied by railroads, public utility companies, public service corporations or companies, political subdivisions, or cable television companies and the acquisition of the additional land, easement, right-of-way, or other interest in land for such railroads, utility companies, public service corporations or companies, political subdivisions, or cable television companies as provided in this section, in the event the poles, lines, or other facilities are not removed by such railroads or utility companies within 60 days from the date of the taking by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> is vested with the power to remove and relocate such facilities at his own cost.\n\t\tAny conveyance previously made by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> in exchange for land that was needed for a <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> project is hereby declared to be valid and effective in all respects.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACQUISITION OF INTERESTS FOR EXCHANGE WITH RAILROAD, PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANY,\nPUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION OR COMPANY, POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, OR CABLE\nTELEVISION COMPANY; RELOCATION OF POLES, LINES, ETC (\u00a7 33.2-1014)\n\nWhenever any railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or\ncompany, political subdivision, or cable television company owns or occupies any\nprivately owned land either under a claim of right or with the apparent\nacquiescence of the private landowner which the Commissioner of Highways deems\nnecessary and intends to acquire for any highway project, and such land owned or\noccupied by the railroad, public utility company, public service corporation or\ncompany, political subdivision, or cable television company is devoted to a\npublic use, the Commissioner of Highways may acquire by gift, purchase, or by\nthe exercise of the power of eminent domain additional land or easement,\nright-of-way, or interest in land adjacent to or approximately adjacent to such\nland needed and proposed to be acquired for such highway project and may then\nconvey the same to the railroad, public utility company, public service\ncorporation or company, political subdivision, or cable television company for\nuse by it in lieu of the land theretofore owned or occupied by it but needed by\nthe Commissioner of Highways for such highway project. The condemnation of such\nland, easement, right-of-way, or other interest in land to be conveyed to any\nrailroad, public utility company, public service corporation or company,\npolitical subdivision, or cable television company shall be governed by the\nprocedure prescribed by this article and may be carried out at the same time if\nagainst the same property owner and if against the same landowner or in the same\nproceedings in which land is condemned for highway purposes. The Commissioner of\nHighways may, under the same procedure and conditions prescribed by this\narticle, with respect to property needed for highway purposes, enter upon and\ntake possession of such property to be conveyed to any railroad, public utility\ncompany, public service corporation or company, political subdivision, or cable\ntelevision company in the manner provided in \u00a7\u00a7 33.2-1018 through 33.2-1027\nand proceed with the relocation of the installations of the railroad or public\nutility company in order that the construction of the highway project may be\ncarried out without delay.\n\t\tAfter the acquisition of the land owned or occupied by railroads, public\nutility companies, public service corporations or companies, political\nsubdivisions, or cable television companies and the acquisition of the\nadditional land, easement, right-of-way, or other interest in land for such\nrailroads, utility companies, public service corporations or companies,\npolitical subdivisions, or cable television companies as provided in this\nsection, in the event the poles, lines, or other facilities are not removed by\nsuch railroads or utility companies within 60 days from the date of the taking\nby the Commissioner of Highways, the Commissioner of Highways is vested with the\npower to remove and relocate such facilities at his own cost.\n\t\tAny conveyance previously made by the Commissioner of Highways in exchange for\nland that was needed for a highway project is hereby declared to be valid and\neffective in all respects.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-58; 1960, c. 491; 1968, c. 227; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7\n33.1-96; 1976, c. 380; 1990, c. 242; 2014, c. 805.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}