{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-56-8","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 56-8","heading":"Repeal of charter","body":"The charter of every public service corporation heretofore or hereafter incorporated may be repealed by any future General Assembly; but no law shall be passed for taking from a company its works or property without making to it just compensation.Code 1919, § 3891.","path":["Title 56. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES","Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Article 1. IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/56-8/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:34Z","sha256":"fb8dae27df9c9c86dea87e84a8a1aa82ba00e4a20cda5e2ddc37b693e858c42e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-56-7","next":"us-va/va.-code-56-8.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}