§ 18.2-153 Obstructing or injuring canal, railroad, power line, etc.
§ 18.2-154 Shooting at or throwing missiles, etc., at train, car, vessel, etc.; penalty.
§ 18.2-155 Injuring, etc., signal used by railroad.
§ 18.2-156 Taking or removing waste or packing from journal boxes.
§ 18.2-157 Injury to fences or cattle stops along line of railroad.
§ 18.2-158 Driving, etc., animal on track to recover damages.
§ 18.2-159 Trespassing on railroad track.
§ 18.2-160 Trespassing on railroad trains.
§ 18.2-160.1 Boarding or riding transportation district train without lawful payment of fare; penalty.
§ 18.2-160.2 Trespassing on public transportation; penalty.
§ 18.2-160.3 Fare enforcement inspectors; failure to produce proof of payment of fare; penalty.
§ 18.2-161 Repealed.
§ 18.2-162 Damage or trespass to public services or utilities.
§ 18.2-162.1 Diverting wastewater line; diverting or wasting public water supply.
§ 18.2-163 Tampering with metering device; diverting service; civil liability.
§ 18.2-164 Unlawful use of, or injury to, telephone and telegraph lines; copying or obstructing messages; penalty.
§ 18.2-165 Unlawful use of, or injury to, television or radio signals and equipment.
§ 18.2-165.1 Tampering with or unlawful use of cable television service.
§ 18.2-165.2 Unlawful interference with emergency two-way radio communications; penalty.
§ 18.2-166 Disclosing or inducing disclosure of certain information concerning customers of telephone companies.
§ 18.2-167 Selling or transferring certain telephonic instruments.
§ 18.2-167.1 Interception or monitoring of customer telephone calls; penalty.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 18.2 > Chapter 5 > Article 8 - Offenses Relating to Railroads and Other Utilities.

  • Adjusted gross receipts: means the gross receipts from casino gaming less winnings paid to winners. See Virginia Code 58.1-4100
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Board: means the Virginia Lottery Board established in the Virginia Lottery Law (§ Virginia Code 58.1-4100
  • Casino gaming establishment: means the premises, including the entire property located at the address of the licensed casino, upon which lawful casino gaming is authorized and licensed as provided in this chapter. See Virginia Code 58.1-4100
  • Casino gaming operator: means any person issued a license by the Board to operate a casino gaming establishment. See Virginia Code 58.1-4100
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of the Department, his designee or authorized representative. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Department: means the independent agency responsible for the administration of the Virginia Lottery created in the Virginia Lottery Law (§ Virginia Code 58.1-4100
  • Department: means the State Department of Social Services. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • game: includes on-premises mobile casino gaming. See Virginia Code 58.1-4100
  • General relief: means money payments and other forms of relief made to those persons mentioned in § Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Gross receipts: means the total amount of money exchanged for the purchase of chips, tokens, electronic credits, electronic cash, or electronic cards by casino gaming patrons. See Virginia Code 58.1-4100
  • 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 Virginia Code 1-257
  • Individual: means a natural person. See Virginia Code 58.1-4100
  • 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.
  • Local board: means the local board of social services representing one or more counties or cities. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
  • On-premises mobile casino gaming: means casino gaming offered by a casino gaming operator at a casino gaming establishment using a computer network of both federal and nonfederal interoperable packet-switched data networks through which the casino gaming operator may offer casino gaming to individuals who have established an on-premises mobile casino gaming account with the casino gaming operator and who are physically present on the premises of the casino gaming establishment, as authorized by regulations promulgated by the Board. See Virginia Code 58.1-4100
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company, stock corporation, or nonstock corporation and includes any person that directly or indirectly controls or is under common control with another person. See Virginia Code 58.1-4100
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • Public assistance: means Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); auxiliary grants to the aged, blind, and disabled; medical assistance; energy assistance; food stamps; employment services; child care; and general relief. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Social services: means foster care, adoption, adoption assistance, child-protective services, domestic violence services, or any other services program implemented in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • 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
  • state agency: means the same as that term is defined in § Virginia Code 1-206
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes 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 1-255