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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>57569</law_id><section_number>56-237</section_number><catch_line>How changes in rates effected; notice required; changes to be indicated on schedules</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>56-237.2</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="56">Public Service Companies</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="10">Heat, Light, Power, Water and Other Utility Companies Generally</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Services, Rates, Charges, Etc</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>No change shall be made in any schedule required to be filed pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Public utilities required to file schedules of rates and charges; rules and regulations; when detariffing of telephone services to be permitted" href="/56-236/">56-236</a>, including <span class="dictionary">schedules</span> of joint <span class="dictionary">rates</span>, except after 30 days&#x2019; notice to the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>, in such manner as the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> may require, and to the public, in such manner as prescribed in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Notification of intent to seek rate change in schedules required to be filed under &#xA7; 56-236" href="/56-237.1/">56-237.1</a>, and all such changed <span class="dictionary">rates</span>, tolls, charges, rules, and regulations shall be plainly indicated upon existing <span class="dictionary">schedules</span> or by filing new <span class="dictionary">schedules</span> in lieu thereof not less than 30 days prior to the time the same are to take effect; provided, that the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> may, in particular cases, authorize or prescribe less time in which changes may be made; and provided further that, in the case of water companies, the notice to the public shall set forth the proposed <span class="dictionary">rates</span> and charges.</p></section></text><history>Code 1919, &#xA7; 4066; 1918, p. 674; 1924, p. 539; 1927, p. 123; 1954, c. 298; 1976, c. 763; 2011, cc. 738, 740.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
