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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":144551,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80653,"identifier":"10.1-613.3","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/2\/10.1-613.3","url":"\/10.1-613.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-613.3\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/2\/10.1-613.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"No liability of Board, Department, employees, or agents","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-613.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>An <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> may not bring an action against the Commonwealth, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, or agents or employees of the Commonwealth for the recovery of <span class=\"dictionary\">damages<\/span> caused by the partial or total failure of a dam or reservoir, or by the operation of a dam or reservoir, or by an act or omission in connection with:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Approval of the <span class=\"dictionary\">construction<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">alteration<\/span>, or maintenance of a dam or reservoir, or approval of flood-operations plans during or after <span class=\"dictionary\">construction<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-289049\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-613.3\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Issuance or enforcement of <span class=\"dictionary\">orders<\/span> relating to maintenance or operation of the dam or reservoir; <a id=\"paragraph-289050\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-613.3\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Control or regulation of the dam or reservoir; <a id=\"paragraph-289051\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-613.3\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"4\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Measures taken to protect against failure of the dam or reservoir during an emergency; <a id=\"paragraph-289052\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-613.3\/#4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"5\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Investigations or inspections authorized under this article; <a id=\"paragraph-289053\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-613.3\/#5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"6\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">6.<\/span> Use of design and <span class=\"dictionary\">construction<\/span> criteria prepared by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>; or <a id=\"paragraph-289054\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-613.3\/#6\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"7\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">7.<\/span> Determination of the hazard classification of the dam. <a id=\"paragraph-289055\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-613.3\/#7\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNO LIABILITY OF BOARD, DEPARTMENT, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS (\u00a7 10.1-613.3)\n\nAn owner may not bring an action against the Commonwealth, the Board, the\nDepartment, or agents or employees of the Commonwealth for the recovery of\ndamages caused by the partial or total failure of a dam or reservoir, or by the\noperation of a dam or reservoir, or by an act or omission in connection with:\n\n1. Approval of the construction, alteration, or maintenance of a dam or\nreservoir, or approval of flood-operations plans during or after construction;\n\n2. Issuance or enforcement of orders relating to maintenance or operation of the\ndam or reservoir;\n\n3. Control or regulation of the dam or reservoir;\n\n4. Measures taken to protect against failure of the dam or reservoir during an\nemergency;\n\n5. Investigations or inspections authorized under this article;\n\n6. Use of design and construction criteria prepared by the Department; or\n\n7. Determination of the hazard classification of the dam.\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}}