{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/59.1-414.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/59.1-414.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/59.1-414.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/59.1-414.html"}],"law_id":68170,"edition_id":1,"section_id":68170,"structure_id":14320,"section_number":"59.1-414","catch_line":"Application","history":"1989, c. 341; 2003, c. 364.","full_text":"A\n\nThe owner or operator of overhead high voltage lines shall not be liable for damage or loss to any person or property caused by work within 10 feet of overhead high voltage lines, unless notice has been given as required by § 59.1-411 and the owner or operator of the overhead high voltage line has failed to comply with the provisions of § 59.1-410.B\n\nAny person responsible for the work who violates the requirements of § 59.1-408 and whose subsequent activities 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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 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 2003, chapter 364<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80439,"section_number":"59.1-408","catch_line":"Prohibited activities","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-408\/"},{"id":70382,"section_number":"59.1-411","catch_line":"Notification","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-411\/"},{"id":55160,"section_number":"65.2-307","catch_line":"Employee's rights under Act exclude all others; exception","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-307\/"}],"permalink":{"id":261335,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68170,"identifier":"59.1-414","token":"59.1\/30\/59.1-414","url":"\/59.1-414\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-414\/","token":"59.1\/30\/59.1-414","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-414","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The owner or operator of overhead high voltage lines<\/span> shall not be liable for damage or loss to any person<\/span> or property caused by work<\/span> within 10 feet of overhead high voltage lines<\/span>, unless notice<\/span> has been given as required by § 59.1-411<\/a> and the owner or operator of the overhead high voltage line<\/span> has failed to comply with the provisions of § 59.1-410<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person responsible for the work<\/span> who violates the requirements of § 59.1-408<\/a> and whose subsequent activities within the vicinity of overhead high voltage lines<\/span> cause damage to utility facilities or cause injury or damage to any person or property shall indemnify the owner or operator of such overhead high voltage lines<\/span> against all claims arising from personal injury or death, property damage, or service interruptions, together with attorneys’ fees and other costs incurred in defending any such claims directly resulting from work in violation of § 59.1-408<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Except as provided in subsection A, nothing in this chapter shall be construed or applied so as to alter the duty or degree of care applicable to owners or operators of overhead high voltage lines<\/span> with respect to damage to property, personal injury or death. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Except for the rights provided to the owner or operator of the overhead high voltage line<\/span> in subsection B, nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to alter, amend<\/span>, restrict, or limit the exclusive remedy provisions of § 65.2-307<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION (\u00a7 59.1-414)\n\nA. The owner or operator of overhead high voltage lines shall not be liable for\ndamage or loss to any person or property caused by work within 10 feet of\noverhead high voltage lines, unless notice has been given as required by §\n59.1-411 and the owner or operator of the overhead high voltage line has failed\nto comply with the provisions of § 59.1-410.\n\nB. Any person responsible for the work who violates the requirements of §\n59.1-408 and whose subsequent activities within the vicinity of overhead high\nvoltage lines cause damage to utility facilities or cause injury or damage to\nany person or property shall indemnify the owner or operator of such overhead\nhigh voltage lines against all claims arising from personal injury or death,\nproperty damage, or service interruptions, together with attorneys’ fees\nand other costs incurred in defending any such claims directly resulting from\nwork in violation of § 59.1-408.\n\nC. Except as provided in subsection A, nothing in this chapter shall be\nconstrued or applied so as to alter the duty or degree of care applicable to\nowners or operators of overhead high voltage lines with respect to damage to\nproperty, personal injury or death.\n\nD. Except for the rights provided to the owner or operator of the overhead high\nvoltage line in subsection B, nothing contained in this chapter shall be\nconstrued to alter, amend, restrict, or limit the exclusive remedy provisions of\n§ 65.2-307.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 341; 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}}