Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 56-8 (2026)

Repeal of charter

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The charter of every public service corporation heretofore or hereafter incorporated may be repealed by any future General Assembly; but no law shall be passed for taking from a company its works or property without making to it just compensation.

Code 1919, § 3891.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1982–1992 · leading case: Comm. Ex Rel. State Water Control Bd. v. Cnty. Utils. Corp., 12 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20892 (Va. 1982).

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Comm. Ex Rel. State Water Control Bd. v. Cnty. Utils. Corp., 12 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20892 (Va. 1982). · cites it 2× “!, §11 of the Virginia Constitution and Code §56-8, which specifically prohibits the taking of the property of a utility without just compensation.”

McLaughlin ex rel. McLaughlin v. Town of Front Royal, 810 F. Supp. 725 (W.D. Va. 1992). · cites it 2× “The trial court decreed the Board’s actions unenforceable and void, and ruled that the Board’s actions constituted a taking in violation of Article I, Section 11 of the Virginia Constitution and Virginia Code § 56-8, which specifically prohibits the taking of the property of a…”

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