{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/10.1-613.1.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/10.1-613.1.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/10.1-613.1.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/10.1-613.1.html"}],"law_id":67195,"edition_id":1,"section_id":67195,"structure_id":12975,"section_number":"10.1-613.1","catch_line":"Criminal penalties","history":"2006, c. 30.","full_text":"A\n\nIt is unlawful for any owner to knowingly:1\n\nOperate, construct, or alter a dam without an approval as provided in this article;2\n\nViolate the terms of an approval, order, regulation, or requirement of the Board or Director under this article; or3\n\nObstruct, hinder, or prevent the Board or its designated agents or employees from performing duties under this article.\n\t\t\t\tA violation of any provision of this subsection or this article is a Class 3 misdemeanor.B\n\nEach day that any such violation occurs after notice of the original violation is served upon the violator by the Board or its designated agents or employees by registered mail shall constitute a separate offense. Upon conviction, the violator is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 per day for each day of the offense, not to exceed a total fine of $25,000, with costs imposed at the discretion of the court. In determining the amount of the penalty, the appropriate court shall consider the degree of harm to the public; whether the violation was knowing or willful; the past conduct of the defendant; whether the defendant should have been on notice of the violation; whether the defendant has taken steps to cease, remove, or mitigate the violation; and any other relevant information.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":243587,"text":"It is unlawful for any owner to knowingly:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":243588,"text":"Operate, construct, or alter a dam without an approval as provided in this article;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":243589,"text":"Violate the terms of an approval, order, regulation, or requirement of the Board or Director under this article; or","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":243590,"text":"Obstruct, hinder, or prevent the Board or its designated agents or employees from performing duties under this article.\n\t\t\t\tA violation of any provision of this subsection or this article is a Class 3 misdemeanor.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"B"},"4":{"id":243591,"text":"Each day that any such violation occurs after notice of the original violation is served upon the violator by the Board or its designated agents or employees by registered mail shall constitute a separate offense. Upon conviction, the violator is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 per day for each day of the offense, not to exceed a total fine of $25,000, with costs imposed at the discretion of the court. In determining the amount of the penalty, the appropriate court shall consider the degree of harm to the public; whether the violation was knowing or willful; the past conduct of the defendant; whether the defendant should have been on notice of the violation; whether the defendant has taken steps to cease, remove, or mitigate the violation; and any other relevant information.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A3"}},"ancestry":[{"id":12975,"edition_id":1,"name":"Dam Safety Act","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12894,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:06","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:06","permalink":{"id":144445,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12975,"identifier":"2","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/2","url":"\/10.1\/I\/6\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12894,"edition_id":1,"name":"Flood Protection and Dam Safety","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12893,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","permalink":{"id":144271,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12894,"identifier":"6","token":"10.1\/I\/6","url":"\/10.1\/I\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12893,"edition_id":1,"name":"Activities Administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12740,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","permalink":{"id":143315,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12893,"identifier":"I","token":"10.1\/I","url":"\/10.1\/I\/","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":58286,"structure_id":12975,"section_number":"10.1-604","catch_line":" Definitions","url":"\/10.1-604\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/2\/10.1-604","metadata":false},{"id":54062,"structure_id":12975,"section_number":"10.1-604.1","catch_line":"Determination of hazard potential classification","url":"\/10.1-604.1\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/2\/10.1-604.1","metadata":false},{"id":56867,"structure_id":12975,"section_number":"10.1-605","catch_line":"Promulgation of regulations by the Board; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?061+ful+CHAP0030\">30<\/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":144543,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67195,"identifier":"10.1-613.1","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/2\/10.1-613.1","url":"\/10.1-613.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-613.1\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/2\/10.1-613.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Criminal penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-613.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> It is unlawful for any <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> to knowingly: <a id=\"paragraph-243587\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-613.1\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Operate, construct, or alter a dam without an approval as provided in this article; <a id=\"paragraph-243588\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-613.1\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Violate the terms of an approval, <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span>, regulation, or requirement of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> under this article; or <a id=\"paragraph-243589\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-613.1\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Obstruct, hinder, or prevent the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> or its designated agents or employees from performing duties under this article.\n\t\t\t\tA violation of any provision of this subsection or this article is a Class 3 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-243590\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-613.1\/#A3\"><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> Each day that any such violation occurs after notice of the original violation is served upon the violator by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> or its designated agents or employees by registered mail shall constitute a separate <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span>. Upon <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span>, the violator is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 per day for each day of the <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span>, not to exceed a total fine of $25,000, with costs imposed at the discretion of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>. In determining the amount of the <span class=\"dictionary\">penalty<\/span>, the appropriate <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> shall consider the degree of harm to the public; whether the violation was knowing or willful; the past conduct of the <span class=\"dictionary\">defendant<\/span>; whether the <span class=\"dictionary\">defendant<\/span> should have been on notice of the violation; whether the <span class=\"dictionary\">defendant<\/span> has taken steps to cease, remove, or mitigate the violation; and any other relevant information. <a id=\"paragraph-243591\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-613.1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCRIMINAL PENALTIES (\u00a7 10.1-613.1)\n\nA. It is unlawful for any owner to knowingly:\n\n   1. Operate, construct, or alter a dam without an approval as provided in this\n   article;\n\n   2. Violate the terms of an approval, order, regulation, or requirement of the\n   Board or Director under this article; or\n\n   3. Obstruct, hinder, or prevent the Board or its designated agents or\n   employees from performing duties under this article.\n   \t\t\t\tA violation of any provision of this subsection or this article is a Class\n   3 misdemeanor.\n\nB. Each day that any such violation occurs after notice of the original\nviolation is served upon the violator by the Board or its designated agents or\nemployees by registered mail shall constitute a separate offense. Upon\nconviction, the violator is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 per day for\neach day of the offense, not to exceed a total fine of $25,000, with costs\nimposed at the discretion of the court. In determining the amount of the\npenalty, the appropriate court shall consider the degree of harm to the public;\nwhether the violation was knowing or willful; the past conduct of the defendant;\nwhether the defendant should have been on notice of the violation; whether the\ndefendant has taken steps to cease, remove, or mitigate the violation; and any\nother relevant information.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, c. 30.","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}}