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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 341 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 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1995, chapter 298<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 364<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68170,"section_number":"59.1-414","catch_line":"Application","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-414\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77584,"section_number":"40.1-22","catch_line":"Safety and Health Codes Commission continued as Safety and Health Codes Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-22\/"},{"id":77659,"section_number":"46.2-1110","catch_line":"Height of vehicles; damage to overhead obstruction; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1110\/"},{"id":64655,"section_number":"59.1-407","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-407\/"},{"id":72797,"section_number":"59.1-410","catch_line":"Temporary safety arrangements","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-410\/"}],"permalink":{"id":261311,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80439,"identifier":"59.1-408","token":"59.1\/30\/59.1-408","url":"\/59.1-408\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-408\/","token":"59.1\/30\/59.1-408","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibited activities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-408","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Unless danger of contact with overhead high voltage lines<\/span> has been guarded against as provided by \u00a7 59.1-410<\/a>:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> No person<\/span> shall, individually or through an agent or employee, perform, or require any other person<\/span> to perform, any work<\/span>, as defined in § 59.1-407<\/a>, that will cause any person<\/span> or tools, machinery, ladders, antennas, equipment, covered equipment<\/span>, supplies, materials<\/span>, or apparatus to be placed within 10 feet (3.1 meters) of any overhead high voltage line<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A clearance greater than 10 feet (3.1 meters) may be required under the circumstances by the occupational safety and health regulations adopted by the Safety and Health Codes Board pursuant to Chapter 3 (§ 40.1-22<\/a> et seq.) of Title 40.1 and enforced by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The prohibited activities as described in this section shall not apply to covered equipment<\/span> as defined herein when lawfully driven or transported on public streets and highways in compliance with the height restriction imposed by § 46.2-1110<\/a>, nor shall they apply to covered equipment<\/span>, when used in agricultural or silvicultural activities, that is in compliance with the height restrictions imposed by § 46.2-1110<\/a> when driven or transported on land used for agricultural or silvicultural activities. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITED ACTIVITIES (\u00a7 59.1-408)\n\nUnless danger of contact with overhead high voltage lines has been guarded\nagainst as provided by \u00a7 59.1-410:\n\n1. No person shall, individually or through an agent or employee, perform, or\nrequire any other person to perform, any work, as defined in § 59.1-407,\nthat will cause any person or tools, machinery, ladders, antennas, equipment,\ncovered equipment, supplies, materials, or apparatus to be placed within 10 feet\n(3.1 meters) of any overhead high voltage line.\n\n2. A clearance greater than 10 feet (3.1 meters) may be required under the\ncircumstances by the occupational safety and health regulations adopted by the\nSafety and Health Codes Board pursuant to Chapter 3 (§ 40.1-22 et seq.) of\nTitle 40.1 and enforced by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.\n\n3. The prohibited activities as described in this section shall not apply to\ncovered equipment as defined herein when lawfully driven or transported on\npublic streets and highways in compliance with the height restriction imposed by\n§ 46.2-1110, nor shall they apply to covered equipment, when used in\nagricultural or silvicultural activities, that is in compliance with the height\nrestrictions imposed by § 46.2-1110 when driven or transported on land used\nfor agricultural or silvicultural activities.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 341; 1995, c. 298; 2003, c. 364.","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}}