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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1956, chapter 434; in 1985, chapter 405; in 1996, chapter 708<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 252<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 386<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 73<\/a> and 76<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":62043,"section_number":"15.2-2108.19","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2108.19\/"}],"permalink":{"id":250199,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71418,"identifier":"56-502","token":"56\/16\/56-502","url":"\/56-502\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-502\/","token":"56\/16\/56-502","dublin_core":{"Title":"Regulation by State Corporation Commission","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-502","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every cooperative<\/span> organized under this chapter shall be subject to the jurisdiction<\/span> of the State Corporation<\/span> Commission<\/span> with respect to telephone services<\/span> and facilities in the same manner and to the same extent as are other similar utilities under the laws<\/span> of Virginia, except that (i) the Commission<\/span> shall have no jurisdiction<\/span> over the rates<\/span>, service quality and types of service offerings of the cooperative<\/span> to its members<\/span>; (ii) a cooperative<\/span> shall not be required to file a local service tariff with the Commission<\/span>; and (iii) where a cooperative<\/span> establishes a cable television system<\/span>, it shall be subject to Article 1.2 (\u00a7 15.2-2108.19<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 21 of Title 15.2.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGULATION BY STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION (\u00a7 56-502)\n\nEvery cooperative organized under this chapter shall be subject to the\njurisdiction of the State Corporation Commission with respect to telephone\nservices and facilities in the same manner and to the same extent as are other\nsimilar utilities under the laws of Virginia, except that (i) the Commission\nshall have no jurisdiction over the rates, service quality and types of service\nofferings of the cooperative to its members; (ii) a cooperative shall not be\nrequired to file a local service tariff with the Commission; and (iii) where a\ncooperative establishes a cable television system, it shall be subject to\nArticle 1.2 (\u00a7 15.2-2108.19 et seq.) of Chapter 21 of Title 15.2.\n\nHISTORY: 1950, p. 594; 1956, c. 434; 1985, c. 405; 1996, c. 708; 1998, c. 252;\n2001, c. 386; 2006, cc. 73, 76.","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}}