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If such county, city, town or other public corporation, board or body, shall not within such time cease supplying water to, and selling water for use on, such property the private sewage disposal system company may disconnect such property from such sewage disposal system or sewer improvements, and for such purposes may enter on any lands, waters and premises of such county, city, town or other public corporation, board or body. The county, city, town or other public corporation, board or body supplying water to or selling water for use on such property may establish a reasonable fee for discontinuing such service and shall establish administrative regulations to insure proper notice to the customer, to provide for reestablishment of service and to protect it against liability for action taken pursuant hereto.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":200580,"text":"In the event that the rates, fees or charges charged by any private sewage disposal system company for the services and facilities of any sewage disposal system or sewer improvements by or in connection with any real estate or other property served shall not be paid as and when due, the owner, tenant or occupant, as the case may be, of such property shall, until such rates, fees and charges shall be paid, cease to dispose of sewage or industrial wastes originating from or on such property by discharge thereof directly or indirectly into the sewerage system, and if such owner, tenant or occupant shall not cease such disposal within two months thereafter, it shall be the duty of each county, city, town or other public corporation, board or body, supplying water to or selling water for use on, such property, within five days after receipt of notice of such facts from the private sewage disposal system company to cease supplying water to, and selling water for use on, such property. If such county, city, town or other public corporation, board or body, shall not within such time cease supplying water to, and selling water for use on, such property the private sewage disposal system company may disconnect such property from such sewage disposal system or sewer improvements, and for such purposes may enter on any lands, waters and premises of such county, city, town or other public corporation, board or body. The county, city, town or other public corporation, board or body supplying water to or selling water for use on such property may establish a reasonable fee for discontinuing such service and shall establish administrative regulations to insure proper notice to the customer, to provide for reestablishment of service and to protect it against liability for action taken pursuant hereto.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13239,"edition_id":1,"name":"Water and Sewerage Companies","identifier":"6","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13238,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:30","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:30","permalink":{"id":249085,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13239,"identifier":"6","token":"56\/10\/6","url":"\/56\/10\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13238,"edition_id":1,"name":"Heat, Light, Power, Water and Other Utility Companies Generally","identifier":"10","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12881,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:30","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:30","permalink":{"id":248721,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13238,"identifier":"10","token":"56\/10","url":"\/56\/10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12881,"edition_id":1,"name":"Public Service Companies","identifier":"56","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":248473,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12881,"identifier":"56","token":"56","url":"\/56\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":67034,"structure_id":13239,"section_number":"56-261","catch_line":"Duties of companies furnishing water or sewerage facilities","url":"\/56-261\/","token":"56\/10\/6\/56-261","metadata":false},{"id":82251,"structure_id":13239,"section_number":"56-261.1","catch_line":"Duties of water and sewerage companies in certain counties","url":"\/56-261.1\/","token":"56\/10\/6\/56-261.1","metadata":false},{"id":58928,"structure_id":13239,"section_number":"56-261.2","catch_line":"Hydrant connections and water supply for fire protection in certain counties","url":"\/56-261.2\/","token":"56\/10\/6\/56-261.2","metadata":false},{"id":71914,"structure_id":13239,"section_number":"56-262","catch_line":"Proceeding upon failure of public service corporation to perform duties","url":"\/56-262\/","token":"56\/10\/6\/56-262","metadata":false},{"id":54242,"structure_id":13239,"section_number":"56-263","catch_line":"Commission may order increase in service","url":"\/56-263\/","token":"56\/10\/6\/56-263","metadata":false},{"id":61830,"structure_id":13239,"section_number":"56-264","catch_line":"Quo warranto in case of failure to comply with order of Commission","url":"\/56-264\/","token":"56\/10\/6\/56-264","metadata":false},{"id":54615,"structure_id":13239,"section_number":"56-264.1","catch_line":"Collection of rates, fees and charges","url":"\/56-264.1\/","token":"56\/10\/6\/56-264.1","metadata":false},{"id":54297,"structure_id":13239,"section_number":"56-264.2","catch_line":"Governing board of multistate entities operating certain sewage treatment facilities; arbitration of issues; condemnation of facilities","url":"\/56-264.2\/","token":"56\/10\/6\/56-264.2","metadata":false},{"id":81743,"structure_id":13239,"section_number":"56-264.3","catch_line":"Cost allocation and rate design","url":"\/56-264.3\/","token":"56\/10\/6\/56-264.3","metadata":false},{"id":61263,"structure_id":13239,"section_number":"56-265","catch_line":"Certain sections not to limit Commission's powers","url":"\/56-265\/","token":"56\/10\/6\/56-265","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":61830,"structure_id":13239,"section_number":"56-264","catch_line":"Quo warranto in case of failure to comply with order of Commission","url":"\/56-264\/","token":"56\/10\/6\/56-264","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":54297,"structure_id":13239,"section_number":"56-264.2","catch_line":"Governing board of multistate entities operating certain sewage treatment facilities; arbitration of issues; condemnation of facilities","url":"\/56-264.2\/","token":"56\/10\/6\/56-264.2","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/56-264.1\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1976. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 405 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. Unfortunately, the 1976 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":249111,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54615,"identifier":"56-264.1","token":"56\/10\/6\/56-264.1","url":"\/56-264.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-264.1\/","token":"56\/10\/6\/56-264.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Collection of rates, fees and charges","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-264.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In the event that the rates<\/span>, fees or charges charged by any private sewage disposal system company<\/span> for the services and facilities of any sewage disposal system or sewer improvements by or in connection with any real estate or other property served shall not be paid as and when due, the owner, tenant or occupant, as the case may be, of such property shall, until such rates<\/span>, fees and charges shall be paid, cease to dispose of sewage or industrial wastes originating from or on such property by discharge thereof directly or indirectly into the sewerage system, and if such owner, tenant or occupant shall not cease such disposal within two months thereafter, it shall be the duty of each county, city, town or other public corporation<\/span>, board or body, supplying water to or selling water for use on, such property, within five days after receipt of notice of such facts<\/span> from the private sewage disposal system company<\/span> to cease supplying water to, and selling water for use on, such property. If such county, city, town or other public corporation<\/span>, board or body, shall not within such time cease supplying water to, and selling water for use on, such property the private sewage disposal system company<\/span> may disconnect such property from such sewage disposal system or sewer improvements, and for such purposes may enter on any lands, waters and premises of such county, city, town or other public corporation<\/span>, board or body. The county, city, town or other public corporation<\/span>, board or body supplying water to or selling water for use on such property may establish a reasonable fee for discontinuing such service and shall establish administrative regulations to insure proper notice to the customer, to provide for reestablishment of service and to protect it against liability for action taken pursuant hereto.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOLLECTION OF RATES, FEES AND CHARGES (\u00a7 56-264.1)\n\nIn the event that the rates, fees or charges charged by any private sewage\ndisposal system company for the services and facilities of any sewage disposal\nsystem or sewer improvements by or in connection with any real estate or other\nproperty served shall not be paid as and when due, the owner, tenant or\noccupant, as the case may be, of such property shall, until such rates, fees and\ncharges shall be paid, cease to dispose of sewage or industrial wastes\noriginating from or on such property by discharge thereof directly or indirectly\ninto the sewerage system, and if such owner, tenant or occupant shall not cease\nsuch disposal within two months thereafter, it shall be the duty of each county,\ncity, town or other public corporation, board or body, supplying water to or\nselling water for use on, such property, within five days after receipt of\nnotice of such facts from the private sewage disposal system company to cease\nsupplying water to, and selling water for use on, such property. If such county,\ncity, town or other public corporation, board or body, shall not within such\ntime cease supplying water to, and selling water for use on, such property the\nprivate sewage disposal system company may disconnect such property from such\nsewage disposal system or sewer improvements, and for such purposes may enter on\nany lands, waters and premises of such county, city, town or other public\ncorporation, board or body. The county, city, town or other public corporation,\nboard or body supplying water to or selling water for use on such property may\nestablish a reasonable fee for discontinuing such service and shall establish\nadministrative regulations to insure proper notice to the customer, to provide\nfor reestablishment of service and to protect it against liability for action\ntaken pursuant hereto.\n\nHISTORY: 1976, c. 405.","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}}