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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>370555</law_id><section_number>56-534</section_number><catch_line>Construction of chapter; conflicting laws</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="38" identifier="19">Small Investor-Owned Telephone Utility Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>This chapter is to be liberally construed, and any provisions of other <span class="dictionary">laws</span> in conflict with the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to small investor-owned telephone utilities operating hereunder.</p></section></text><history>1986, c. 337.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
