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The Department may allow the person 30 days to take such actions and to provide any additional, relevant facts to the Department, including facts that demonstrate a good-faith attempt to achieve compliance. If compliance has not been achieved and the alleged violation remediated after the 30 days, the Department or the Board shall proceed in accordance with \u00a7 10.1-1309, 10.1-1455, or 62.1-44.15, as applicable.\n\t\tFor purposes of this section, &#8220;Board&#8221; means the State Air Pollution Control Board, the Virginia Waste Management Board, or the State Water Control Board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":228994,"text":"Prior to assessing any civil penalty pursuant to \u00a7 10.1-1309, 10.1-1455, or 62.1-44.15 against any person for an alleged violation of a regulation adopted by a Board or permit issued by the Department, the Department shall inform such person in writing of the alleged violation, the potential penalties for such violation, and the actions necessary to achieve compliance and remediate the alleged violation. The Department may allow the person 30 days to take such actions and to provide any additional, relevant facts to the Department, including facts that demonstrate a good-faith attempt to achieve compliance. If compliance has not been achieved and the alleged violation remediated after the 30 days, the Department or the Board shall proceed in accordance with \u00a7 10.1-1309, 10.1-1455, or 62.1-44.15, as applicable.\n\t\tFor purposes of this section, &#8220;Board&#8221; means the State Air Pollution Control Board, the Virginia Waste Management Board, or the State Water Control Board.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14493,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12742,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:20","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:20","permalink":{"id":145335,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14493,"identifier":"1","token":"10.1\/II\/11.1\/1","url":"\/10.1\/II\/11.1\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12742,"edition_id":1,"name":"Department of Environmental Quality","identifier":"11.1","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12741,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":145333,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12742,"identifier":"11.1","token":"10.1\/II\/11.1","url":"\/10.1\/II\/11.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12741,"edition_id":1,"name":"Activities Administered by Other Entities","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12740,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":144833,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12741,"identifier":"II","token":"10.1\/II","url":"\/10.1\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12740,"edition_id":1,"name":"Conservation","identifier":"10.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":143313,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12740,"identifier":"10.1","token":"10.1","url":"\/10.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":56886,"structure_id":14493,"section_number":"10.1-1182","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/10.1-1182\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11.1\/1\/10.1-1182","metadata":false},{"id":87314,"structure_id":14493,"section_number":"10.1-1182.1","catch_line":"Certified mail; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0718\">718<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":73292,"section_number":"10.1-1309","catch_line":"Issuance of special orders; civil penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1309\/"},{"id":70397,"section_number":"10.1-1455","catch_line":"Penalties and enforcement","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1455\/"},{"id":56006,"section_number":"62.1-44.15","catch_line":"Powers and duties; civil penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15\/"}],"permalink":{"id":145361,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62821,"identifier":"10.1-1184.2","token":"10.1\/II\/11.1\/1\/10.1-1184.2","url":"\/10.1-1184.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1184.2\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11.1\/1\/10.1-1184.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Regulations; civil penalties; written notice of violation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1184.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Prior to assessing any civil <span class=\"dictionary\">penalty<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Issuance of special orders; civil penalties\" href=\"\/10.1-1309\/\">10.1-1309<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Penalties and enforcement\" href=\"\/10.1-1455\/\">10.1-1455<\/a>, or <a class=\"law\" title=\"Powers and duties; civil penalties\" href=\"\/62.1-44.15\/\">62.1-44.15<\/a> against any person for an alleged violation of a regulation adopted by a <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> or permit issued by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall inform such person in writing of the alleged violation, the potential penalties for such violation, and the actions necessary to achieve compliance and remediate the alleged violation. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> may allow the person 30 days to take such actions and to provide any additional, relevant <span class=\"dictionary\">facts<\/span> to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, including <span class=\"dictionary\">facts<\/span> that demonstrate a good-faith attempt to achieve compliance. If compliance has not been achieved and the alleged violation remediated after the 30 days, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> or the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall proceed in accordance with \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Issuance of special orders; civil penalties\" href=\"\/10.1-1309\/\">10.1-1309<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Penalties and enforcement\" href=\"\/10.1-1455\/\">10.1-1455<\/a>, or <a class=\"law\" title=\"Powers and duties; civil penalties\" href=\"\/62.1-44.15\/\">62.1-44.15<\/a>, as applicable.\n\t\tFor purposes of this section, &#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>&#8221; means the State Air Pollution Control <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>, the Virginia Waste Management <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>, or the State Water Control <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGULATIONS; CIVIL PENALTIES; WRITTEN NOTICE OF VIOLATION (\u00a7 10.1-1184.2)\n\nPrior to assessing any civil penalty pursuant to \u00a7 10.1-1309, 10.1-1455, or\n62.1-44.15 against any person for an alleged violation of a regulation adopted\nby a Board or permit issued by the Department, the Department shall inform such\nperson in writing of the alleged violation, the potential penalties for such\nviolation, and the actions necessary to achieve compliance and remediate the\nalleged violation. The Department may allow the person 30 days to take such\nactions and to provide any additional, relevant facts to the Department,\nincluding facts that demonstrate a good-faith attempt to achieve compliance. If\ncompliance has not been achieved and the alleged violation remediated after the\n30 days, the Department or the Board shall proceed in accordance with \u00a7\n10.1-1309, 10.1-1455, or 62.1-44.15, as applicable.\n\t\tFor purposes of this section, &#8220;Board&#8221; means the State Air\nPollution Control Board, the Virginia Waste Management Board, or the State Water\nControl Board.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, c. 718.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}