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Any regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (&#xA7; 2.2-4000 et seq.).B\n\nUpon a determination of the amount by the Department, the Department shall petition the circuit court of the county or city wherein the owner subject to such noncompliance assessment resides, regularly or systematically conducts affairs or business activities, or where such owner&#8217;s property affected by the administrative action is located for an order requiring payment of a noncompliance penalty in a sum the court deems appropriate.C\n\nAny order issued by a court pursuant to this section may be enforced as a judgment of the court. All sums collected, less the assessment and collection costs, shall be paid into the state treasury and deposited by the State Treasurer into the Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund pursuant to Chapter 25 (&#xA7; 10.1-2500 et seq.) of this title.D\n\nAny penalty assessed under this section shall be in addition to permits, fees, orders, payments, sanctions, or other requirements under this chapter, and shall in no way affect any civil or criminal enforcement proceedings brought under other provisions of this chapter.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":215135,"text":"The Board is authorized to promulgate regulations providing for the determination of a formula for the basis of the amount of any noncompliance penalty to be assessed by a court pursuant to subsection B hereof, in conformance with the requirements of &#xA7; 120 of the federal Clean Air Act, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder. Any regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (&#xA7; 2.2-4000 et seq.).","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":215136,"text":"Upon a determination of the amount by the Department, the Department shall petition the circuit court of the county or city wherein the owner subject to such noncompliance assessment resides, regularly or systematically conducts affairs or business activities, or where such owner&#8217;s property affected by the administrative action is located for an order requiring payment of a noncompliance penalty in a sum the court deems appropriate.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":215137,"text":"Any order issued by a court pursuant to this section may be enforced as a judgment of the court. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 65 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. Unfortunately, the 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1988, chapter 891; in 1991, chapter 718; in 2022, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0356\">356<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73108,"section_number":"10.1-2500","catch_line":"Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2500\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":73108,"section_number":"10.1-2500","catch_line":"Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2500\/"},{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":145751,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58705,"identifier":"10.1-1311","token":"10.1\/II\/13\/1\/10.1-1311","url":"\/10.1-1311\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1311\/","token":"10.1\/II\/13\/1\/10.1-1311","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalties for noncompliance; judicial review","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1311","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> is authorized to promulgate regulations providing for the determination of a formula for the basis of the amount of any noncompliance <span class=\"dictionary\">penalty<\/span> to be assessed by a <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> pursuant to subsection B hereof, in conformance with the requirements of &#xA7; 120 of the federal Clean Air Act, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder. Any regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Short title; purpose\" href=\"\/2.2-4000\/\">2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.). <a id=\"paragraph-215135\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1311\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Upon a determination of the amount by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> the <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of the county or city wherein the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> subject to such noncompliance assessment resides, regularly or systematically conducts affairs or business activities, or where such <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span>&#8217;s property affected by the administrative action is located for an <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> requiring payment of a noncompliance <span class=\"dictionary\">penalty<\/span> in a sum the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> deems appropriate. <a id=\"paragraph-215136\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1311\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> issued by a <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> pursuant to this section may be enforced as a <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>. All sums collected, less the assessment and collection costs, shall be paid into the state treasury and deposited by the State Treasurer into the Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund pursuant to Chapter 25 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund established\" href=\"\/10.1-2500\/\">10.1-2500<\/a> et seq.) of this title. <a id=\"paragraph-215137\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1311\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">penalty<\/span> assessed under this section shall be in addition to permits, fees, <span class=\"dictionary\">orders<\/span>, payments, <span class=\"dictionary\">sanctions<\/span>, or other requirements under this chapter, and shall in no way affect any civil or criminal enforcement proceedings brought under other provisions of this chapter. <a id=\"paragraph-215138\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-1311\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE; JUDICIAL REVIEW (\u00a7 10.1-1311)\n\nA. The Board is authorized to promulgate regulations providing for the\ndetermination of a formula for the basis of the amount of any noncompliance\npenalty to be assessed by a court pursuant to subsection B hereof, in\nconformance with the requirements of &#xA7; 120 of the federal Clean Air Act, as\namended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder. Any regulations promulgated\npursuant to this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of the\nAdministrative Process Act (&#xA7; 2.2-4000 et seq.).\n\nB. Upon a determination of the amount by the Department, the Department shall\npetition the circuit court of the county or city wherein the owner subject to\nsuch noncompliance assessment resides, regularly or systematically conducts\naffairs or business activities, or where such owner&#8217;s property affected by\nthe administrative action is located for an order requiring payment of a\nnoncompliance penalty in a sum the court deems appropriate.\n\nC. Any order issued by a court pursuant to this section may be enforced as a\njudgment of the court. All sums collected, less the assessment and collection\ncosts, shall be paid into the state treasury and deposited by the State\nTreasurer into the Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund pursuant to\nChapter 25 (&#xA7; 10.1-2500 et seq.) of this title.\n\nD. Any penalty assessed under this section shall be in addition to permits,\nfees, orders, payments, sanctions, or other requirements under this chapter, and\nshall in no way affect any civil or criminal enforcement proceedings brought\nunder other provisions of this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 65, \u00a7 10-17.18:3; 1988, c. 891; 1991, c. 718; 2022, c. 356.","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}}