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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 564<\/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":false,"permalink":{"id":145549,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60826,"identifier":"10.1-1199","token":"10.1\/II\/11.2\/10.1-1199","url":"\/10.1-1199\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1199\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11.2\/10.1-1199","dublin_core":{"Title":"Immunity against administrative or civil penalties for voluntarily disclosed violation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1199","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

To the extent consistent with requirements imposed by federal law<\/span>, any person making a voluntary disclosure of information to a state or local regulatory agency regarding a violation of an environmental statute<\/span>, regulation, permit or administrative order<\/span> shall be accorded immunity from administrative or civil penalty<\/span> under such statute<\/span>, regulation, permit or administrative order<\/span>. A disclosure is voluntary if (i) it is not otherwise required by law<\/span>, regulation, permit or administrative order<\/span>, (ii) it is made promptly after knowledge of the violation is obtained through a voluntary environmental assessment, and (iii) the person making the disclosure corrects the violation in a diligent manner in accordance with a compliance schedule submitted to the appropriate state or local regulatory agencies demonstrating such diligence. Immunity shall not be accorded if it is found that the person making the voluntary disclosure has acted in bad faith. This section does not bar the institution of a civil action<\/span> claiming compensation for injury to person or property against an owner or operator.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nIMMUNITY AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE OR CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSED\nVIOLATION (\u00a7 10.1-1199)\n\nTo the extent consistent with requirements imposed by federal law, any person\nmaking a voluntary disclosure of information to a state or local regulatory\nagency regarding a violation of an environmental statute, regulation, permit or\nadministrative order shall be accorded immunity from administrative or civil\npenalty under such statute, regulation, permit or administrative order. A\ndisclosure is voluntary if (i) it is not otherwise required by law, regulation,\npermit or administrative order, (ii) it is made promptly after knowledge of the\nviolation is obtained through a voluntary environmental assessment, and (iii)\nthe person making the disclosure corrects the violation in a diligent manner in\naccordance with a compliance schedule submitted to the appropriate state or\nlocal regulatory agencies demonstrating such diligence. Immunity shall not be\naccorded if it is found that the person making the voluntary disclosure has\nacted in bad faith. This section does not bar the institution of a civil action\nclaiming compensation for injury to person or property against an owner or\noperator.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 564.","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}}