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Knowingly falsifying information, or knowingly withholding any material information, shall void the notice and shall constitute a felony punishable by confinement in the penitentiary for one year or, in the discretion of the jury or the court trying the case without a jury, confinement in jail for not more than twelve months, a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.\n\t\t\tAny state agency filing a notice of intent shall include therein a statement explaining why the Commonwealth desires to build a hazardous waste facility and how the public interest would be served thereby.B\n\nWithin forty-five days of receipt of such a notice, the Board shall determine whether it is complete. The Board shall reject any incomplete notice, advise the applicant of the information required to complete it, and allow reasonable time to correct any deficiencies.C\n\nUpon receipt of the notice, the Board, at the applicant’s expense, shall:1\n\nDeliver or cause to be delivered a copy of the notice of intent together with a copy of this article to the governing body of each host community and to each person owning property immediately adjoining the site of the proposed facility; and2\n\nHave an informative description of the notice published in a newspaper of general circulation in each host community once each week for four successive weeks. The description shall include the name and address of the applicant, a description of the proposed facility and its location, the places and times where the notice of intent may be examined, the address and telephone number of the Board or other state agency from which information may be obtained, and the date, time and location of the initial public briefing meeting on the notice.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":304864,"text":"Any person may submit to the Board a notice of intent to file an application for a certification of site approval. The notice shall be in such form as the Board may prescribe by regulation. 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This law was first created in 1986. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 492 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 1986 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1988, chapter 891.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85225,"section_number":"10.1-1439","catch_line":"Briefing meetings","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1439\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":146417,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85063,"identifier":"10.1-1437","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/6\/10.1-1437","url":"\/10.1-1437\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1437\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/6\/10.1-1437","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice of intent to file application for certification of site approval","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1437","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person<\/span> may submit to the Board<\/span> a notice of intent<\/span> to file an application<\/span> for a certification<\/span> of site approval. The notice shall be in such form as the Board<\/span> may prescribe by regulation. Knowingly falsifying information, or knowingly withholding any material<\/span> information, shall void the notice and shall constitute a felony<\/span> punishable by confinement in the penitentiary for one year or, in the discretion of the jury<\/span> or the court<\/span> trying the case without a jury<\/span>, confinement in jail for not more than twelve months, a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.\n\t\t\tAny state agency filing a notice of intent<\/span> shall include therein a statement explaining why the Commonwealth desires to build a hazardous waste facility<\/span> and how the public interest would be served thereby. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Within forty-five days of receipt of such a notice, the Board<\/span> shall determine whether it is complete. The Board<\/span> shall reject any incomplete notice, advise the applicant<\/span> of the information required to complete it, and allow reasonable time to correct any deficiencies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Upon receipt of the notice, the Board<\/span>, at the applicant<\/span>’s expense, shall: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Deliver or cause to be delivered a copy of the notice of intent<\/span> together with a copy of this article to the governing body of each host community<\/span> and to each person<\/span> owning property immediately adjoining the site of the proposed facility; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Have an informative description of the notice published in a newspaper of general circulation in each host community<\/span> once each week for four successive weeks. The description shall include the name and address of the applicant<\/span>, a description of the proposed facility and its location, the places and times where the notice of intent<\/span> may be examined, the address and telephone number of the Board<\/span> or other state agency from which information may be obtained, and the date, time and location of the initial public briefing meeting on the notice. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION OF SITE APPROVAL (\u00a7\n10.1-1437)\n\nA. Any person may submit to the Board a notice of intent to file an application\nfor a certification of site approval. The notice shall be in such form as the\nBoard may prescribe by regulation. Knowingly falsifying information, or\nknowingly withholding any material information, shall void the notice and shall\nconstitute a felony punishable by confinement in the penitentiary for one year\nor, in the discretion of the jury or the court trying the case without a jury,\nconfinement in jail for not more than twelve months, a fine of not more than\n$10,000, or both.\n\t\t\tAny state agency filing a notice of intent shall include therein a statement\nexplaining why the Commonwealth desires to build a hazardous waste facility and\nhow the public interest would be served thereby.\n\nB. Within forty-five days of receipt of such a notice, the Board shall determine\nwhether it is complete. The Board shall reject any incomplete notice, advise the\napplicant of the information required to complete it, and allow reasonable time\nto correct any deficiencies.\n\nC. Upon receipt of the notice, the Board, at the applicant’s expense,\nshall:\n\n 1. Deliver or cause to be delivered a copy of the notice of intent together\n with a copy of this article to the governing body of each host community and\n to each person owning property immediately adjoining the site of the proposed\n facility; and\n\n 2. Have an informative description of the notice published in a newspaper of\n general circulation in each host community once each week for four successive\n weeks. The description shall include the name and address of the applicant, a\n description of the proposed facility and its location, the places and times\n where the notice of intent may be examined, the address and telephone number\n of the Board or other state agency from which information may be obtained, and\n the date, time and location of the initial public briefing meeting on the\n notice.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 492, \u00a7 10-293; 1988, c. 891.","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}}