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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 1996, chapters 114<\/a> and 157<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":249745,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69365,"identifier":"56-428","token":"56\/13\/8\/56-428","url":"\/56-428\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-428\/","token":"56\/13\/8\/56-428","dublin_core":{"Title":"Railroads liable for damage from fires set out by their engines or trains","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-428","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever any person<\/span> sustains<\/span> damage from fire occasioned by sparks or coals dropped or thrown from the engine or train of any railroad company<\/span>, such company shall be liable for the damage so sustained, whether such fire originated on the company’s right-of-way or not.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRAILROADS LIABLE FOR DAMAGE FROM FIRES SET OUT BY THEIR ENGINES OR TRAINS (\u00a7\n56-428)\n\nWhenever any person sustains damage from fire occasioned by sparks or coals\ndropped or thrown from the engine or train of any railroad company, such company\nshall be liable for the damage so sustained, whether such fire originated on the\ncompany’s right-of-way or not.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 3992; 1996, cc. 114, 157.","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}}