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This law was first created in 2009. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 807<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1477981,"object_type":"law","relational_id":370708,"identifier":"56-624","token":"56\/29\/56-624","url":"\/56-624\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-624\/","token":"56\/29\/56-624","dublin_core":{"Title":" Restoring condition of ground","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-624","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The portions of the surface of the roads, turnpikes, streets, avenues, or alleys, or of any pavements opened up or disturbed in erecting, repairing, laying, or replacing distribution facilities<\/span> under the provisions of this chapter shall be immediately restored to and maintained in good condition by the renewable generator<\/span> doing such work. In case of the failure of the renewable generator<\/span> to restore and maintain the same, the corporate authorities of the city or town, or the board of supervisors or other governing authority of the county, or the Commissioner of Highways, as the case may be, may properly restore and maintain the same, and the costs thereof may be recovered by the city or town, or county, or Commonwealth, from the renewable generator<\/span>, in any court<\/span> of proper jurisdiction<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n RESTORING CONDITION OF GROUND (\u00a7 56-624)\n\nThe portions of the surface of the roads, turnpikes, streets, avenues, or\nalleys, or of any pavements opened up or disturbed in erecting, repairing,\nlaying, or replacing distribution facilities under the provisions of this\nchapter shall be immediately restored to and maintained in good condition by the\nrenewable generator doing such work. In case of the failure of the renewable\ngenerator to restore and maintain the same, the corporate authorities of the\ncity or town, or the board of supervisors or other governing authority of the\ncounty, or the Commissioner of Highways, as the case may be, may properly\nrestore and maintain the same, and the costs thereof may be recovered by the\ncity or town, or county, or Commonwealth, from the renewable generator, in any\ncourt of proper jurisdiction.\n\nHISTORY: 2009, c. 807, \u00a7 67-1110; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","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"}}