CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPLICATION (§ 59.1-414)

A. The owner or operator of overhead high voltage lines shall not be liable for
damage or loss to any person or property caused by work within 10 feet of
overhead high voltage lines, unless notice has been given as required by §
59.1-411 and the owner or operator of the overhead high voltage line has failed
to comply with the provisions of § 59.1-410.

B. Any person responsible for the work who violates the requirements of §
59.1-408 and whose subsequent activities within the vicinity of overhead high
voltage lines cause damage to utility facilities or cause injury or damage to
any person or property shall indemnify the owner or operator of such overhead
high voltage lines against all claims arising from personal injury or death,
property damage, or service interruptions, together with attorneys’ fees
and other costs incurred in defending any such claims directly resulting from
work in violation of § 59.1-408.

C. Except as provided in subsection A, nothing in this chapter shall be
construed or applied so as to alter the duty or degree of care applicable to
owners or operators of overhead high voltage lines with respect to damage to
property, personal injury or death.

D. Except for the rights provided to the owner or operator of the overhead high
voltage line in subsection B, nothing contained in this chapter shall be
construed to alter, amend, restrict, or limit the exclusive remedy provisions of
§ 65.2-307.

HISTORY: 1989, c. 341; 2003, c. 364.