# W. Va. Code § 24-2-1A: Authority of commission to enter and inspect railroad property

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A2_S1A

## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 24-2-1A
- **Heading:** Authority of commission to enter and inspect railroad property
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 24 / Article 2 / Section 1A

## Text

The commission or its duly authorized representatives are hereby authorized and empowered to enter and inspect any property, premise or place, owned or operated by a railroad, whether fixed facilities or rolling stock, including, but not limited to, locomotives, cars and cabooses, stationary or in motion, at any reasonable time for the purpose of ascertaining the state of compliance with this article and rules and regulations in force pursuant thereto. No person shall refuse entry or access to the commission or any authorized representative of the commission who requests entry for purposes of inspection, and who presents appropriate credentials; nor shall any person obstruct, hamper or interfere with any such inspection.

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 24-2-1 §24-2-1. Jurisdiction of commission; waiver of jurisdiction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A2_S1.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-2-1A §24-2-1a. Authority of commission to enter and inspect railroad property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A2_S1A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-2-1B §24-2-1b. Additional jurisdiction of commission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A2_S1B.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-2-1C §24-2-1c. Certificates of need required for solid waste facilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A2_S1C.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-2-1D §24-2-1d. Future electric generating capacity requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A2_S1D.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-2-1E §24-2-1e. Rate recovery for construction of electric transmission facilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A2_S1E.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-2-1F §24-2-1f. Jurisdiction of commission over solid waste facilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A2_S1F.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-2-1G §24-2-1g. Rate incentives for utility investment in qualified clean coal and clean air control technology facilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A2_S1G.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-2-1H §24-2-1h. Additional powers and duties of commission to control flow of solid waste.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A2_S1H.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-2-1I §24-2-1i. Commission authorized to issue emergency certificate of need to certain commercial solid waste facilities; Division of Environmental Protection to modify facility permit; criteria for emergency certificates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A2_S1I.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-2-1J §24-2-1j. Special rates for energy intensive industrial consumers of electric power.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A2_S1J.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-2-1K §24-2-1k. Natural gas infrastructure expansion, development, improvement and job creation; findings; expedited process; requirements; rulemaking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A2_S1K.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-2-1L §24-2-1l. Modernization and improvement of coal-fired boilers at electric power plants; findings; expedited process; requirements; rulemaking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A2_S1L.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-2-1M §24-2-1m. Commission jurisdiction does not extend to materials recovery facilities, mixed waste processing facilities, and certain mixed waste processing and resource recovery facilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A2_S1M.md)

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