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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 1996, chapters 114<\/a> and 157<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1476515,"object_type":"law","relational_id":370330,"identifier":"56-354","token":"56\/13\/2\/56-354","url":"\/56-354\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-354\/","token":"56\/13\/2\/56-354","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conductors, etc., to be conservators of the peace","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-354","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Conductors and engineers of railroad<\/span> passenger trains, and station and depot agents, shall be conservators of the peace. Each shall have the same power to make arrests<\/span> that other conservators of the peace have except that the conductors and engineers of passenger trains shall only have such power on board their respective trains and on the property of their companies while on duty and the agents at their respective places of business. Conductors, engineers, and agents may cause any person<\/span> so arrested by them to be detained and delivered to the proper authorities for trial<\/span> as soon as practicable.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONDUCTORS, ETC., TO BE CONSERVATORS OF THE PEACE (\u00a7 56-354)\n\nConductors and engineers of railroad passenger trains, and station and depot\nagents, shall be conservators of the peace. Each shall have the same power to\nmake arrests that other conservators of the peace have except that the\nconductors and engineers of passenger trains shall only have such power on board\ntheir respective trains and on the property of their companies while on duty and\nthe agents at their respective places of business. Conductors, engineers, and\nagents may cause any person so arrested by them to be detained and delivered to\nthe proper authorities for trial as soon as practicable.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 3944; 1930, p. 788; 1996, cc. 114, 157.","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"}}