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In addition, the agency may, in its discretion, (i) publish the notice in any newspaper and (ii) publicize the notice through press releases and such other media as will best serve the purpose and subject involved. The Register and any newspaper publication shall be made at least 60 days in advance of the last date prescribed in the notice for such submittals. All notices, written submittals, and transcripts and summaries or notations of oral presentations, as well as any agency action thereon, shall be matters of public record in the custody of the agency.B\n\nIf an agency wishes to change a proposed regulation before adopting it as a final regulation, it may choose to publish a revised proposed regulation, provided the latter is subject to a public comment period of at least 30 additional days and the agency complies in all other respects with this section.C\n\nIn no event shall the failure to comply with the requirements of this section be deemed mere harmless error for the purposes of § 2.2-4027.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":199661,"text":"In the case of all regulations, except those regulations exempted by § 2.2-4002, 2.2-4006, or 2.2-4011, the proposed regulation and general notice of opportunity for oral or written submittals as to that regulation shall be posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall and published in the Virginia Register of Regulations in accordance with the provisions of subsection B of § 2.2-4031. In addition, the agency may, in its discretion, (i) publish the notice in any newspaper and (ii) publicize the notice through press releases and such other media as will best serve the purpose and subject involved. The Register and any newspaper publication shall be made at least 60 days in advance of the last date prescribed in the notice for such submittals. 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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 873<\/a> and 916<\/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":[{"id":65304,"section_number":"10.1-104.9","catch_line":"Regulations under this article","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-104.9\/"},{"id":57864,"section_number":"10.1-1308","catch_line":"Regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1308\/"},{"id":78729,"section_number":"2.2-4006","catch_line":"Exemptions from requirements of this article","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4006\/"},{"id":72032,"section_number":"2.2-4009","catch_line":"Evidentiary hearings on regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4009\/"},{"id":62113,"section_number":"2.2-4012.1","catch_line":"Fast-track rulemaking process","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4012.1\/"},{"id":68772,"section_number":"2.2-4013","catch_line":"Executive review of proposed and final regulations; changes with substantial impact","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4013\/"},{"id":53967,"section_number":"2.2-4031","catch_line":"Publication of Virginia Register of Regulations; exceptions; notice of public hearings of proposed regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4031\/"},{"id":71963,"section_number":"28.2-1507","catch_line":"Notice of filing of inventories","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1507\/"},{"id":66879,"section_number":"3.2-5121","catch_line":"Authority to adopt regulations; conformity with federal regulations; hearings; enforcement of article; review of regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5121\/"},{"id":56754,"section_number":"35.1-14","catch_line":"Regulations governing restaurants; advisory standards for exempt entities","order_by":null,"url":"\/35.1-14\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":69625,"section_number":"2.2-4002","catch_line":"Exemptions from chapter generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4002\/"},{"id":78729,"section_number":"2.2-4006","catch_line":"Exemptions from requirements of this article","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4006\/"},{"id":66162,"section_number":"2.2-4011","catch_line":"Emergency regulations; publication; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4011\/"},{"id":75768,"section_number":"2.2-4027","catch_line":"Issues on review","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4027\/"},{"id":53967,"section_number":"2.2-4031","catch_line":"Publication of Virginia Register of Regulations; exceptions; notice of public hearings of proposed regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4031\/"}],"permalink":{"id":176767,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54379,"identifier":"2.2-4007.03","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/40\/2\/2.2-4007.03","url":"\/2.2-4007.03\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-4007.03\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/40\/2\/2.2-4007.03","dublin_core":{"Title":"Informational proceedings; effect of noncompliance","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-4007.03","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In the case<\/span> of all regulations, except those regulations exempted by § 2.2-4002<\/a>, 2.2-4006<\/a>, or 2.2-4011<\/a>, the proposed regulation<\/span> and general notice of opportunity for oral or written submittals as to that regulation<\/span> shall be posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall<\/span> and published in the Virginia Register of Regulations<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of subsection B of § 2.2-4031<\/a>. In addition, the agency may, in its discretion, (i) publish the notice in any newspaper and (ii) publicize the notice through press releases and such other media as will best serve the purpose and subject involved. The Register and any newspaper publication shall be made at least 60 days in advance of the last date prescribed in the notice for such submittals. All notices, written submittals, and transcripts<\/span> and summaries or notations of oral presentations, as well as any agency action<\/span> thereon, shall be matters of public record in the custody<\/span> of the agency. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If an agency wishes to change a proposed regulation<\/span> before adopting it as a final regulation<\/span>, it may choose to publish a revised proposed regulation<\/span>, provided the latter is subject to a public comment period of at least 30 additional days and the agency complies in all other respects with this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In no event shall the failure to comply with the requirements of this section be deemed mere harmless error for the purposes of § 2.2-4027<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINFORMATIONAL PROCEEDINGS; EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE (\u00a7 2.2-4007.03)\n\nA. In the case of all regulations, except those regulations exempted by §\n2.2-4002, 2.2-4006, or 2.2-4011, the proposed regulation and general notice of\nopportunity for oral or written submittals as to that regulation shall be posted\non the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall and published in the Virginia Register of\nRegulations in accordance with the provisions of subsection B of §\n2.2-4031. In addition, the agency may, in its discretion, (i) publish the notice\nin any newspaper and (ii) publicize the notice through press releases and such\nother media as will best serve the purpose and subject involved. The Register\nand any newspaper publication shall be made at least 60 days in advance of the\nlast date prescribed in the notice for such submittals. All notices, written\nsubmittals, and transcripts and summaries or notations of oral presentations, as\nwell as any agency action thereon, shall be matters of public record in the\ncustody of the agency.\n\nB. If an agency wishes to change a proposed regulation before adopting it as a\nfinal regulation, it may choose to publish a revised proposed regulation,\nprovided the latter is subject to a public comment period of at least 30\nadditional days and the agency complies in all other respects with this section.\n\nC. In no event shall the failure to comply with the requirements of this section\nbe deemed mere harmless error for the purposes of § 2.2-4027.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, cc. 873, 916.","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}}