§ 56-35 Regulation of public service companies
§ 56-36 Inspection of books and documents; special reports; rules and regulations to prevent unjust discrimination
§ 56-37 Regulation of services performed under municipal or county franchise
§ 56-38 Adjustment of claims and controversies
§ 56-40 Reduction of rates and charges
§ 56-41.1 Rates and charges for use of poles by telephone cooperatives, mutual telephone associations and small investor-owned telephone utilities
§ 56-43 Examination of public service company; notice; fines and penalties

Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 56 > Chapter 1 > Article 5 - Rates, Records, Reports, Etc.

  • City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
  • Commission: means the State Corporation Commission. See Virginia Code 56-1
  • company: includes all corporations created by acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, or under the general incorporation laws of this Commonwealth, or doing business therein, and shall exclude all municipal corporations, other political subdivisions, and public institutions owned or controlled by the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 56-1
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • in writing: include any representation of words, letters, symbols, numbers, or figures, whether (i) printed or inscribed on a tangible medium or (ii) stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in a perceivable form and whether an electronic signature authorized by Chapter 42. See Virginia Code 1-257
  • Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
  • Person: includes individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations. See Virginia Code 56-1
  • Rate: means rate charged for any service rendered or to be rendered. See Virginia Code 56-1
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Town: means any existing town or an incorporated community within one or more counties which became a town before noon, July 1, 1971, as provided by law or which has within defined boundaries a population of 1,000 or more and which has become a town as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-254