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In any proceeding, whether upon the Commission<\/span>’s own motion<\/span> or upon complaint, involving the rates<\/span> or practices of any public service company<\/span>, the Commission<\/span> may exclude in whole or in part from the accounts of such public service company<\/span> any payment or compensation to an affiliated interest<\/span> for any services rendered or property or service furnished, as above described, under existing contracts<\/span> or arrangements with such affiliated interest<\/span>, if it shall appear and be established upon investigation that such payment or compensation or such contract<\/span> or arrangement is not consistent with the public interest. In such proceeding any payment or compensation may be disapproved or disallowed by the Commission<\/span>, in whole or in part, unless satisfactory proof is submitted to the Commission<\/span> of the cost to the affiliated interest<\/span> rendering the service or furnishing the property or service above described.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXCLUSION FROM ACCOUNTS OF PAYMENTS TO AFFILIATED COMPANIES (\u00a7 56-78)\n\nIn any proceeding, whether upon the Commission’s own motion or upon\ncomplaint, involving the rates or practices of any public service company, the\nCommission may exclude in whole or in part from the accounts of such public\nservice company any payment or compensation to an affiliated interest for any\nservices rendered or property or service furnished, as above described, under\nexisting contracts or arrangements with such affiliated interest, if it shall\nappear and be established upon investigation that such payment or compensation\nor such contract or arrangement is not consistent with the public interest. In\nsuch proceeding any payment or compensation may be disapproved or disallowed by\nthe Commission, in whole or in part, unless satisfactory proof is submitted to\nthe Commission of the cost to the affiliated interest rendering the service or\nfurnishing the property or service above described.\n\nHISTORY: 1934, p. 744; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 3774d.","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"}}