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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 408<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 5 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 2017, chapter 239<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 295<\/a> and 446<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 248<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 490<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 255<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80055,"section_number":"15.2-5702","catch_line":"Creation of authorities","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5702\/"},{"id":73064,"section_number":"2.2-128","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-128\/"}],"permalink":{"id":248737,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76982,"identifier":"56-232.2:1","token":"56\/10\/1\/56-232.2_1","url":"\/56-232.2_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-232.2_1\/","token":"56\/10\/1\/56-232.2_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Regulation of electric vehicle charging service","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-232.2:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission<\/span> shall not regulate or prescribe the rates<\/span>, charges, and fees for the provision of retail electric vehicle charging service<\/span> provided by any agency as defined in \u00a7 2.2-128<\/a>, persons<\/span>, localities, park authority created by a locality pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-5702<\/a>, or school boards other than public service corporations<\/span>. Sales of electricity by public utilities to an agency as defined in \u00a7 2.2-128<\/a>, a person<\/span>, a locality, park authority created by a locality pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-5702<\/a>, or a school board that (i) is not a public service corporation<\/span> and (ii) provides electric vehicle charging service<\/span> shall continue to be regulated by the Commission<\/span> to the same extent as are other services provided by public utilities. The Commission<\/span> may adopt regulations implementing this section.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGULATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SERVICE (\u00a7 56-232.2:1)\n\nThe Commission shall not regulate or prescribe the rates, charges, and fees for\nthe provision of retail electric vehicle charging service provided by any agency\nas defined in \u00a7 2.2-128, persons, localities, park authority created by a\nlocality pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-5702, or school boards other than public service\ncorporations. Sales of electricity by public utilities to an agency as defined\nin \u00a7 2.2-128, a person, a locality, park authority created by a locality\npursuant to \u00a7 15.2-5702, or a school board that (i) is not a public service\ncorporation and (ii) provides electric vehicle charging service shall continue\nto be regulated by the Commission to the same extent as are other services\nprovided by public utilities. The Commission may adopt regulations implementing\nthis section.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 408; 2017, c. 239; 2018, cc. 295, 446; 2019, c. 248; 2020, c.\n490; 2022, c. 255.","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}}