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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1954, chapter 191; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 774<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61394,"section_number":"45.2-774","catch_line":" Electricity","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-774\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":224089,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86325,"identifier":"45.2-926","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/9\/45.2-926","url":"\/45.2-926\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-926\/","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/9\/45.2-926","dublin_core":{"Title":" Overhead high-potential power lines; surface transmission lines; electric wiring in surface buildings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-926","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Overhead high-potential power lines shall be (i) placed at least 15 feet above the ground and 20 feet above any driveway or haulage road, (ii) installed on insulators, and (iii) supported and guarded to prevent contact with other circuits<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Surface transmission lines shall be protected against short circuits<\/span> and lightning. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Electric wiring in surface buildings shall be installed so as to prevent fire and contact hazards. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n OVERHEAD HIGH-POTENTIAL POWER LINES; SURFACE TRANSMISSION LINES; ELECTRIC\nWIRING IN SURFACE BUILDINGS (\u00a7 45.2-926)\n\nA. Overhead high-potential power lines shall be (i) placed at least 15 feet\nabove the ground and 20 feet above any driveway or haulage road, (ii) installed\non insulators, and (iii) supported and guarded to prevent contact with other\ncircuits.\n\nB. Surface transmission lines shall be protected against short circuits and\nlightning.\n\nC. Electric wiring in surface buildings shall be installed so as to prevent fire\nand contact hazards.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 45-82, 45-82.3; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-75;\n1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.279; 1996, c. 774; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","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}}