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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 583 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 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 2006, chapter 30<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79239,"section_number":"10.1-609","catch_line":"Unsafe dams presenting nonimminent danger; civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-609\/"},{"id":83779,"section_number":"10.1-609.2","catch_line":"Prohibited vegetation; certain wetland vegetation allowed","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-609.2\/"},{"id":79781,"section_number":"10.1-613.5","catch_line":"Program administration fees; establishment of Dam Safety Administrative Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-613.5\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":144539,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72084,"identifier":"10.1-613","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/2\/10.1-613","url":"\/10.1-613\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-613\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/2\/10.1-613","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enforcement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-613","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person or legal entity failing or refusing to comply with an order<\/span> issued pursuant to this article may be compelled to comply with the order<\/span> in a proceeding instituted in any appropriate court by the Board<\/span>. The Board<\/span> shall bring suit in the name of the Commonwealth in any court of competent jurisdiction<\/span> to enjoin the unlawful construction<\/span>, modification, operation, or maintenance of any dam regulated under this article. Such court may require the removal or modification of any such dam by mandatory injunction<\/span>. If the court orders<\/span> the removal of the dam, the owner<\/span> shall be required to bear the expenses of such removal.\n\t\tShould the Board<\/span> be required to implement and carry out the action, the Board<\/span> shall charge the owner<\/span> for any expenses associated with the action, and if the repayment is not made within 90 days after written demand, the Board<\/span> may bring an action in the proper court to recover this expense. The Board<\/span> shall file an action in the court having jurisdiction<\/span> over any owner<\/span> or the owner<\/span>’s property for the recovery of such costs. A lien<\/span> in the amount of such costs shall be automatically created on all property owned by any such owner<\/span> at or proximate to such dam or reservoir.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENFORCEMENT (\u00a7 10.1-613)\n\nAny person or legal entity failing or refusing to comply with an order issued\npursuant to this article may be compelled to comply with the order in a\nproceeding instituted in any appropriate court by the Board. The Board shall\nbring suit in the name of the Commonwealth in any court of competent\njurisdiction to enjoin the unlawful construction, modification, operation, or\nmaintenance of any dam regulated under this article. Such court may require the\nremoval or modification of any such dam by mandatory injunction. If the court\norders the removal of the dam, the owner shall be required to bear the expenses\nof such removal.\n\t\tShould the Board be required to implement and carry out the action, the Board\nshall charge the owner for any expenses associated with the action, and if the\nrepayment is not made within 90 days after written demand, the Board may bring\nan action in the proper court to recover this expense. The Board shall file an\naction in the court having jurisdiction over any owner or the owner’s\nproperty for the recovery of such costs. A lien in the amount of such costs\nshall be automatically created on all property owned by any such owner at or\nproximate to such dam or reservoir.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 583, \u00a7 62.1-115.10; 1988, c. 891; 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}}