{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-56-464","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 56-464","heading":"Right of eminent domain","body":"If the company and such owner cannot agree on the terms of such contract, the company may acquire such right-of-way in the manner provided by the laws of this Commonwealth for the exercise of the right of eminent domain. The title which may be acquired by a telegraph or telephone company under this section shall be only to a right-of-way for the purpose stated in § 56-463; and no right-of-way acquired by any such company under this or the preceding sections of this chapter shall be to the exclusion of other like companies from having or acquiring a like right-of-way over the same lands.Code 1919, § 4040.","path":["Title 56. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES","Chapter 15. TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE COMPANIES","Article 1. ERECTION OF LINES; RIGHTS-OF-WAY; EMINENT DOMAIN, ETC"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/56-464/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:34Z","sha256":"376738459f76e5c5bdf1ba295754fa6972c61ca096fd2b9a7c18d60019d17737","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-56-463","next":"us-va/va.-code-56-465"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}