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The provisions of this section shall apply to all railroads and other transportation companies, and to the corporations, trustees, receivers, or other person owning or operating the same.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":303429,"text":"The Commission may examine all the railroads and other transportation companies, and the works and equipment thereof so that it may keep itself informed as to their physical condition, the manner in which they are operating with reference to the security and accommodation of the public, and whether they are in compliance with the provisions of their charters and the laws of the Commonwealth. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1987, chapter 185.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":251261,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84657,"identifier":"56-128","token":"56\/6\/5\/56-128","url":"\/56-128\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-128\/","token":"56\/6\/5\/56-128","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commission’s examination of all transportation companies, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-128","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission<\/span> may examine all the railroads<\/span> and other transportation companies, and the works and equipment thereof so that it may keep itself informed as to their physical condition, the manner in which they are operating with reference to the security and accommodation of the public, and whether they are in compliance with the provisions of their charters and the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth. The provisions of this section shall apply to all railroads<\/span> and other transportation companies, and to the corporations<\/span>, trustees, receivers, or other person<\/span> owning or operating the same.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSION’S EXAMINATION OF ALL TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES, ETC (\u00a7 56-128)\n\nThe Commission may examine all the railroads and other transportation companies,\nand the works and equipment thereof so that it may keep itself informed as to\ntheir physical condition, the manner in which they are operating with reference\nto the security and accommodation of the public, and whether they are in\ncompliance with the provisions of their charters and the laws of the\nCommonwealth. The provisions of this section shall apply to all railroads and\nother transportation companies, and to the corporations, trustees, receivers, or\nother person owning or operating the same.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 3718; 1987, c. 185.","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}}