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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>363469</law_id><section_number>40.1-54</section_number><catch_line>Payment of certain charges by carriers or shippers to or for benefit of labor organization</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="89" identifier="40.1">Labor and Employment</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="7" identifier="4">Labor Unions, Strikes, Etc</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">In General</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> As used in this section, the term &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">labor organization</span>&#x201D; means any organization of any kind, or any agency or <span class="dictionary">employee</span> representation committee or plan, in which <span class="dictionary">employees</span> participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with <span class="dictionary">employers</span> concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work. <a id="paragraph-1354557" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/40.1-54/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> It shall be unlawful for any carrier or shipper of property, or any association of such carriers or shippers, to agree to pay, or to pay, to or for the benefit of a <span class="dictionary">labor organization</span>, directly or indirectly, any charge by reason of the placing upon, delivery to, or movement by rail, or by a railroad car, of a motor vehicle, trailer, or container which is also capable of being moved or propelled upon the highways, and any such agreement shall be void and unenforceable. <a id="paragraph-1354558" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/40.1-54/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> It shall be unlawful for any <span class="dictionary">labor organization</span> to accept or receive from any carrier or shipper of property, or any association of such carriers or shippers, any payment described above. <a id="paragraph-1354559" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/40.1-54/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Any corporation, association, organization, firm or person who agrees to pay, or who does pay, or who agrees to receive, or who does receive, any payment described hereinabove shall be guilty of a <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span> and shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each <span class="dictionary">offense</span>. Each act of violation, and each day during which such an agreement remains in effect, shall constitute a separate <span class="dictionary">offense</span>. <a id="paragraph-1354560" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/40.1-54/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 40-64.1; 1962, c. 376; 1970, c. 321.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
