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This is Article 8 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Offenses Relating to Railroads and Other Utilities.” It is part of Chapter 5 “Crimes Against Property”, which is part of Title 18.2 “Crimes and Offenses Generally”.
It’s comprised of the following 22 sections.
§ 18.2-153 Obstructing or injuring canal, railroad, power line, etc
§ 18.2-154 Shooting at or throwing missiles, etc., at train, car, vessel, etc.; penalty
§ 18.2-155 Injuring, etc., signal used by railroad
§ 18.2-156 Taking or removing waste or packing from journal boxes
§ 18.2-157 Injury to fences or cattle stops along line of railroad
§ 18.2-158 Driving, etc., animal on track to recover damages
§ 18.2-159 Trespassing on railroad track
§ 18.2-160 Trespassing on railroad trains
§ 18.2-160.1 Boarding or riding transportation district train without lawful payment of fare; penalty
§ 18.2-160.2 Trespassing on public transportation; penalty
§ 18.2-160.3 Fare enforcement inspectors; failure to produce proof of payment of fare; penalty
§ 18.2-161 Repealed
§ 18.2-162 Damage or trespass to public services or utilities
§ 18.2-162.1 Diverting wastewater line; diverting or wasting public water supply
§ 18.2-163 Tampering with metering device; diverting service; civil liability
§ 18.2-164 Unlawful use of, or injury to, telephone and telegraph lines; copying or obstructing messages; penalty
§ 18.2-165 Unlawful use of, or injury to, television or radio signals and equipment
§ 18.2-165.1 Tampering with or unlawful use of cable television service
§ 18.2-165.2 Unlawful interference with emergency two-way radio communications; penalty
§ 18.2-166 Disclosing or inducing disclosure of certain information concerning customers of telephone companies
§ 18.2-167 Selling or transferring certain telephonic instruments
§ 18.2-167.1 Interception or monitoring of customer telephone calls; penalty