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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 658; in 1968, chapter 251; in 1977, chapter 624; in 1993, chapter 580; in 2004, chapters 604<\/a> and 615<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":369824,"section_number":"55.1-2836","catch_line":"Procedure for determination of damage","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2836\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1475347,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369823,"identifier":"55.1-2835","token":"55.1\/V\/28\/8\/55.1-2835","url":"\/55.1-2835\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2835\/","token":"55.1\/V\/28\/8\/55.1-2835","dublin_core":{"Title":"Damages recoverable for timber cutting","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2835","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If any person, firm, or corporation encroaches and cuts timber, except when acting prudently and under bona fide claim of right, the owner of such timber shall, in addition to all other remedies afforded by law<\/span>, have the benefit of a right to, and a summary remedy for recovery of, damages<\/span> in an amount as specified in this article and recovered as provided for in this article.<\/p>

If the trespass is proven, the defendant<\/span> shall have the burden of proving that he acted prudently and under a bona fide claim of right.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDAMAGES RECOVERABLE FOR TIMBER CUTTING (\u00a7 55.1-2835)\n\nIf any person, firm, or corporation encroaches and cuts timber, except when\nacting prudently and under bona fide claim of right, the owner of such timber\nshall, in addition to all other remedies afforded by law, have the benefit of a\nright to, and a summary remedy for recovery of, damages in an amount as\nspecified in this article and recovered as provided for in this article.\n\nIf the trespass is proven, the defendant shall have the burden of proving that\nhe acted prudently and under a bona fide claim of right.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-906; 1952, c. 658; 1968, c. 251; 1977, c. 624, \u00a7\n55-331; 1993, c. 580; 2004, cc. 604, 615; 2019, c. 712.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}