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Copies of information provided to federal agencies are acceptable. Any railroad willfully refusing or failing to furnish any such information in compliance with a Commission order or who willfully or unlawfully hinders, delays, or obstructs the Commission in the discharge of the duties imposed upon it by the Constitution, or by law, shall, in the discretion of the Commission, be fined not less than $10 nor more than $1,000. Each day of such refusal, hindrance, delay, or obstruction shall be considered a separate offense. 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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":1476469,"object_type":"law","relational_id":370414,"identifier":"56-446","token":"56\/13\/11\/56-446","url":"\/56-446\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-446\/","token":"56\/13\/11\/56-446","dublin_core":{"Title":"Information to State Corporation Commission; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-446","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every railroad company<\/span> in this Commonwealth shall, at all times, on request, furnish to the State Corporation<\/span> Commission<\/span> any information required by it concerning the track and ancillary facilities or operation of the road, or any other report lawfully required by the Commission<\/span> and particularly copies of all of its timetables upon such road and other roads with which its business is connected. Copies of information provided to federal agencies are acceptable. Any railroad willfully refusing or failing to furnish any such information in compliance with a Commission<\/span> order<\/span> or who willfully or unlawfully hinders, delays, or obstructs the Commission<\/span> in the discharge of the duties imposed upon it by the Constitution, or by law<\/span>, shall, in the discretion of the Commission<\/span>, be fined not less than $10 nor more than $1,000. Each day of such refusal, hindrance, delay, or obstruction shall be considered a separate offense<\/span>. Fine amounts are to be specified in the order<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINFORMATION TO STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION; PENALTY (\u00a7 56-446)\n\nEvery railroad company in this Commonwealth shall, at all times, on request,\nfurnish to the State Corporation Commission any information required by it\nconcerning the track and ancillary facilities or operation of the road, or any\nother report lawfully required by the Commission and particularly copies of all\nof its timetables upon such road and other roads with which its business is\nconnected. Copies of information provided to federal agencies are acceptable.\nAny railroad willfully refusing or failing to furnish any such information in\ncompliance with a Commission order or who willfully or unlawfully hinders,\ndelays, or obstructs the Commission in the discharge of the duties imposed upon\nit by the Constitution, or by law, shall, in the discretion of the Commission,\nbe fined not less than $10 nor more than $1,000. Each day of such refusal,\nhindrance, delay, or obstruction shall be considered a separate offense. Fine\namounts are to be specified in the order.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 4002; 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"}}