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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>370388</law_id><section_number>56-419</section_number><catch_line>Duplicate switch keys of railroads; unlawful making, etc.; punishment</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="121" identifier="56">Public Service Companies</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="27" identifier="13">Railroad Corporations</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="7" identifier="7">Safety Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>It shall be unlawful for any <span class="dictionary">person</span> to make, buy, sell, or give away to any other <span class="dictionary">person</span> any duplicate key to any lock belonging to, or in use by, any <span class="dictionary">railroad company</span> in this Commonwealth on its switches or switch tracks, except upon the written <span class="dictionary">order</span> of that officer of the <span class="dictionary">railroad company</span> whose duty it is to distribute and <span class="dictionary">issue</span> switch lock keys to the employees of such <span class="dictionary">railroad company</span>. Any <span class="dictionary">person</span> violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1919, &#xA7; 4019.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
