No public service corporation doing business in this Commonwealth shall grant to any member of the General Assembly or to any state, county, district, or municipal officer any free pass, free transportation, or any rebate or reduction in the rates charged by such corporation to the general public. Any public service corporation violating this section and any person receiving any privilege or benefit prohibited by this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall each be fined an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each such offense. This section shall not be construed to prevent any public service corporation from granting free transportation, services or free passes to any person including those set forth herein who would by virtue of their employment or service as an officer, director or otherwise be entitled thereto, or to members of any police force or fire department while in the discharge of their official duties.
1971, Ex. Sess., c. 9.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 56 - Public Service Companies
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 56-1.1. Designation as public service corporation
§ 56-1.3. Regulation of Voice-over-Internet protocol service
§ 56-2. Public service corporations, etc., governed by provisions of this title
§ 56-3. Expenses prior to organization
§ 56-5. Triple damages for injury to property of public service corporation
§ 56-6. Remedies of persons aggrieved by public service corporation's violation of law
§ 56-7. Common law, etc., remedies not altered or abridged
§ 56-8.1. Free services to members of General Assembly and others prohibited
§ 56-8.2. Appeals in rate cases
§ 56-10. Effect of such sale; date for meeting of stockholders
§ 56-11. Debts and claims against corporation so sold
§ 56-13. Effect of dissolution of public service corporation
§ 56-14. Streets, etc., of city or town not to be occupied without its consent; compensation
§ 56-16. Wagonways to be constructed across roads, railroads, canals, and other works; enforcement
§ 56-16.1. Telephone, telegraph or electric power lines crossing railroads
§ 56-16.2. Public utility lines crossing railroads
§ 56-17. Right of one public service corporation to cross the works of another; cost
§ 56-18. Submission of plans for such crossing
§ 56-19. Contest by company whose works are crossed
§ 56-20. Payment for damage occasioned by crossing works of public service corporations
§ 56-22. Change of course of railroad, etc., to avoid crossings
§ 56-23. Crossing of highway by public service corporation
§ 56-24. Effect of crossing on highway
§ 56-25. Manner of construction of crossing
§ 56-27. Applications required for crossings
§ 56-28. Contest by county or Commissioner of Highways
§ 56-29. Change of course of highway to avoid crossings
§ 56-30. Payment of damages occasioned by crossing highway
§ 56-31. When work of crossing highway to proceed
§ 56-33. Duty of corporation whose wires cross other works
§ 56-34. General Assembly may require connections between public service corporations
§ 56-35. Regulation of public service companies
§ 56-37. Regulation of services performed under municipal or county franchise
§ 56-38. Adjustment of claims and controversies
§ 56-40. Reduction of rates and charges
§ 56-43. Examination of public service company; notice; fines and penalties