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The Commission shall, upon the collection of such judgment, forthwith distribute the amount thereof, through its clerk, among the parties entitled thereto, respectively, in such manner as it may by its rules or orders prescribe, and shall, upon the payment or collection of any such judgment enter the same satisfied upon its records, and have the same satisfied on the judgment lien docket of the court of any city or county where the same may have been docketed, and the satisfaction of any such judgment shall be a bar to any further action or recovery against any such air carrier or broker to the extent of such recovery.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1364797,"text":"If any air carrier or broker, upon the final decision of an appeal from the action of the Commission prescribing rates, charges, or classification of traffic, confirming or modifying the action of the Commission, shall fail to refund in the manner and within the time prescribed in the notice of the Commission all amounts which the appealing air carrier or broker may have collected pending the appeal, in excess of that authorized by such final decision, upon notice to such air carrier or broker by the Commission of such final decision, then the Commission, after thirty days’ notice to any such air carrier or broker, may, unless the amount required by such order be paid to the clerk of the Commission, render and enter judgment in the name of the Commonwealth, for the use of the persons, firms and corporations entitled to the same, against any such air carrier or broker for the aggregate amount of such collections and for the costs, and may enforce the amount of such judgment and costs by process of execution, as hereinbefore provided as to the enforcement of the judgments of the Commission. The Commission shall, upon the collection of such judgment, forthwith distribute the amount thereof, through its clerk, among the parties entitled thereto, respectively, in such manner as it may by its rules or orders prescribe, and shall, upon the payment or collection of any such judgment enter the same satisfied upon its records, and have the same satisfied on the judgment lien docket of the court of any city or county where the same may have been docketed, and the satisfaction of any such judgment shall be a bar to any further action or recovery against any such air carrier or broker to the extent of such recovery.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":52231,"edition_id":2,"name":"Through Routes, Service, Rates, Etc","identifier":"8","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":8,"parent_id":52224,"metadata":{"child_laws":19,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:56:19","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:27:53","permalink":{"id":1461103,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52231,"identifier":"8","token":"5.1\/9\/8","url":"\/5.1\/9\/8\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52224,"edition_id":2,"name":"Air Carriers","identifier":"9","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":12,"parent_id":52221,"metadata":{"child_laws":61,"child_structures":9},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:56:17","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:27:52","permalink":{"id":1460967,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52224,"identifier":"9","token":"5.1\/9","url":"\/5.1\/9\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52221,"edition_id":2,"name":"Aviation","identifier":"5.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":9,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":218,"child_structures":28},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:56:16","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:27:49","permalink":{"id":1460301,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52221,"identifier":"5.1","token":"5.1","url":"\/5.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":366521,"structure_id":52231,"section_number":"5.1-121","catch_line":"Duties of carriers of passengers as to through routes, equipment, rates, regulations, etc","url":"\/5.1-121\/","token":"5.1\/9\/8\/5.1-121","metadata":false},{"id":366522,"structure_id":52231,"section_number":"5.1-122","catch_line":"Duties of carriers of property as to service, rates and regulations","url":"\/5.1-122\/","token":"5.1\/9\/8\/5.1-122","metadata":false},{"id":366523,"structure_id":52231,"section_number":"5.1-123","catch_line":"Through routes, joint rates, etc., not required may be established","url":"\/5.1-123\/","token":"5.1\/9\/8\/5.1-123","metadata":false},{"id":366524,"structure_id":52231,"section_number":"5.1-124","catch_line":"Undue preference not permitted","url":"\/5.1-124\/","token":"5.1\/9\/8\/5.1-124","metadata":false},{"id":366525,"structure_id":52231,"section_number":"5.1-125","catch_line":"Complaints; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1970, chapter 708.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1461177,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366540,"identifier":"5.1-139","token":"5.1\/9\/8\/5.1-139","url":"\/5.1-139\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/5.1-139\/","token":"5.1\/9\/8\/5.1-139","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commission may enter judgment for refunds due public and collect and distribute same","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 5.1-139","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If any air carrier<\/span> or broker<\/span>, upon the final decision of an appeal<\/span> from the action of the Commission<\/span> prescribing rates, charges, or classification of traffic, confirming or modifying the action of the Commission<\/span>, shall fail to refund in the manner and within the time prescribed in the notice of the Commission<\/span> all amounts which the appealing air carrier<\/span> or broker<\/span> may have collected pending the appeal<\/span>, in excess of that authorized by such final decision, upon notice to such air carrier<\/span> or broker<\/span> by the Commission<\/span> of such final decision, then the Commission<\/span>, after thirty days’ notice to any such air carrier<\/span> or broker<\/span>, may, unless the amount required by such order<\/span> be paid to the clerk of the Commission<\/span>, render and enter judgment in the name of the Commonwealth, for the use of the persons<\/span>, firms and corporations entitled to the same, against any such air carrier<\/span> or broker<\/span> for the aggregate amount of such collections and for the costs, and may enforce the amount of such judgment and costs by process of execution, as hereinbefore provided as to the enforcement of the judgments<\/span> of the Commission<\/span>. The Commission<\/span> shall, upon the collection of such judgment, forthwith distribute the amount thereof, through its clerk, among the parties entitled thereto, respectively, in such manner as it may by its rules or orders<\/span> prescribe, and shall, upon the payment or collection of any such judgment enter the same satisfied upon its records, and have the same satisfied on the judgment lien docket<\/span> of the court<\/span> of any city or county where the same may have been docketed, and the satisfaction of any such judgment shall be a bar to any further action or recovery against any such air carrier<\/span> or broker<\/span> to the extent of such recovery.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSION MAY ENTER JUDGMENT FOR REFUNDS DUE PUBLIC AND COLLECT AND DISTRIBUTE\nSAME (\u00a7 5.1-139)\n\nIf any air carrier or broker, upon the final decision of an appeal from the\naction of the Commission prescribing rates, charges, or classification of\ntraffic, confirming or modifying the action of the Commission, shall fail to\nrefund in the manner and within the time prescribed in the notice of the\nCommission all amounts which the appealing air carrier or broker may have\ncollected pending the appeal, in excess of that authorized by such final\ndecision, upon notice to such air carrier or broker by the Commission of such\nfinal decision, then the Commission, after thirty days’ notice to any such\nair carrier or broker, may, unless the amount required by such order be paid to\nthe clerk of the Commission, render and enter judgment in the name of the\nCommonwealth, for the use of the persons, firms and corporations entitled to the\nsame, against any such air carrier or broker for the aggregate amount of such\ncollections and for the costs, and may enforce the amount of such judgment and\ncosts by process of execution, as hereinbefore provided as to the enforcement of\nthe judgments of the Commission. The Commission shall, upon the collection of\nsuch judgment, forthwith distribute the amount thereof, through its clerk, among\nthe parties entitled thereto, respectively, in such manner as it may by its\nrules or orders prescribe, and shall, upon the payment or collection of any such\njudgment enter the same satisfied upon its records, and have the same satisfied\non the judgment lien docket of the court of any city or county where the same\nmay have been docketed, and the satisfaction of any such judgment shall be a bar\nto any further action or recovery against any such air carrier or broker to the\nextent of such recovery.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 56-194; 1970, c. 708.","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"}}