# Provision of access to facilities and records

**Citation:** 20VAC5-309-210  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Virginia State Corporation Commission  
**Effective:** 2024-04-01  
**Published:** 2024-04-01

Upon presenting appropriate credential, agents of the division responsible for determining compliance with the Act or compliance with 49 USC § 60101 et seq. or regulations or orders issued thereunder shall be provided access to relevant excavation or demolitions sites, incident or accident sites, fa

## Document text

Upon presenting appropriate credential, agents of the division responsible for determining compliance with the Act or compliance with 49 USC § 60101 et seq. or regulations or orders issued thereunder shall be provided access to relevant excavation or demolitions sites, incident or accident sites, facilities, or infrastructure to determine compliance or jurisdiction upon request.

If agents of the division responsible for determining compliance with the Act or compliance with 49 USC § 60101 et seq. or regulations or orders issued thereunder inspect or investigate an accident or incident involving facilities jurisdictional to the commission authority, the operator or owner of those facilities shall make available to the representative records and information that pertain to the event, including procedures, records, and test results.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title20/agency5/chapter309/section210/>
- Source ID: `va-vac`
- SHA-256: `6b91586a092aa4d4b4681bf5b7933e5276a35d08352d748489565df76f9f65db`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T11:42:36.995Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T02:23:49.727Z
- Document slug: `va-vac-20-5-309-210`

### Source metadata

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  "titleNumber": 20,
  "agencyNumber": 5,
  "chapter": "309",
  "section": "210",
  "part": "V",
  "partTitle": "Supplemental Rules, Etc.",
  "pipelineScope": "underground-utility-damage-prevention-enforcement",
  "incorporatedByReference": false,
  "statutoryAuthority": "§§ 12.1-13 and 56-265.30 of the Code of Virginia.",
  "historicalNotes": "Derived from Virginia Register Volume 40, Issue 16, eff. April 1, 2024.",
  "references": [
    {
      "citation": "Va. Code § 12.1-13",
      "referenceType": "virginia-code-section",
      "url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/12.1-13/"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Va. Code § 56-265.30",
      "referenceType": "virginia-code-section",
      "url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/56-265.30/"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Volume 40, Issue 16",
      "referenceType": "official-source-link",
      "url": "http://register.dls.virginia.gov/toc.aspx?voliss=40:16"
    },
    {
      "citation": "49 U.S.C. § 60101",
      "referenceType": "united-states-code-section",
      "url": "https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section60101&num=0&edition=prelim"
    }
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  "chapterUrl": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title20/agency5/chapter309/",
  "applicabilityCaveat": "Applicability depends on State Corporation Commission jurisdiction, facility and operator type, intrastate status, the Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act, incorporated federal standards, and section-specific definitions and exceptions. Confirm current official Virginia and federal text before relying on a provision.",
  "publicationStatus": "Current official Virginia Administrative Code HTML published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Services.",
  "region": "VA"
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```