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If any such public service corporation<\/span> shall fail or refuse to perform any of the duties imposed by \u00a7 56-261<\/a> or by this chapter, any city or incorporated town, or any such county served or whose inhabitants are served by such corporation may file with the State Corporation Commission<\/span> a petition<\/span> setting forth the failure or refusal of such corporation to carry out and perform one or more of such duties, at a reasonable charge, or to the detriment or threatened detriment of the public health or safety from fire of such community.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEEDING UPON FAILURE OF PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION TO PERFORM DUTIES (\u00a7\n56-262)\n\nIf any such public service corporation shall fail or refuse to perform any of\nthe duties imposed by \u00a7 56-261 or by this chapter, any city or incorporated\ntown, or any such county served or whose inhabitants are served by such\ncorporation may file with the State Corporation Commission a petition setting\nforth the failure or refusal of such corporation to carry out and perform one or\nmore of such duties, at a reasonable charge, or to the detriment or threatened\ndetriment of the public health or safety from fire of such community.\n\nHISTORY: 1924, p. 690; 1928, p. 632; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 4073b.","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}}