§ 56-232 Public utility and schedules defined.
§ 56-232.1 Regulation of service by certain gas pipeline companies to municipalities.
§ 56-232.2 Regulation of compressed natural gas service.
§ 56-232.2:1 Regulation of electric vehicle charging service.
§ 56-232.3 Regulation of service by certain gas distribution companies to federal, state and local governmental facilities.
§ 56-233 Service defined.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 56 > Chapter 10 > Article 1 - Definitions.

  • 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
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Electric vehicle charging service: means the replenishment of the battery of a plug-in electric motor vehicle, which replenishment occurs by plugging the motor vehicle into an electric power source in order to charge or recharge its battery. See Virginia Code 56-1
  • Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • public service company: includes gas, pipeline, electric light, heat, power and water supply companies, sewer companies, telephone companies, and all persons authorized to transport passengers or property as a common carrier. See Virginia Code 56-1
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.