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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 191; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 774<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 256<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1450445,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364475,"identifier":"45.2-803","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/2\/45.2-803","url":"\/45.2-803\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-803\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/2\/45.2-803","dublin_core":{"Title":" Surface electrical installations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-803","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any overhead high-potential power line shall be (i) placed at least 15 feet above the ground and 20 feet above any driveway, (ii) installed on insulators, and (iii) supported and guarded to prevent contact with other circuits<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any surface transmission line, including a trolley circuit<\/span>, shall be protected against short circuits<\/span> and lightning. Each power circuit<\/span> that leads underground shall be equipped with lightning arrestors within 100 feet of the location at which the circuit<\/span> enters the mine. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Electric wiring in any surface building shall be installed so as to prevent fire and contact hazards. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n SURFACE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS (\u00a7 45.2-803)\n\nA. Any overhead high-potential power line shall be (i) placed at least 15 feet\nabove the ground and 20 feet above any driveway, (ii) installed on insulators,\nand (iii) supported and guarded to prevent contact with other circuits.\n\nB. Any surface transmission line, including a trolley circuit, shall be\nprotected against short circuits and lightning. Each power circuit that leads\nunderground shall be equipped with lightning arrestors within 100 feet of the\nlocation at which the circuit enters the mine.\n\nC. Electric wiring in any surface building shall be installed so as to prevent\nfire and contact hazards.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 45-82, 45-82.3; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-75;\n1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.181; 1996, c. 774; 1999, c. 256; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.\n387.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}