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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 621 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 1970 \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 1992, chapter 836.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":79002,"section_number":"28.2-1203","catch_line":"Unlawful use of subaqueous beds; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1203\/"}],"permalink":{"id":191983,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77441,"identifier":"28.2-1211","token":"28.2\/III\/12\/2\/28.2-1211","url":"\/28.2-1211\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-1211\/","token":"28.2\/III\/12\/2\/28.2-1211","dublin_core":{"Title":"Injunction against violation of \u00a7 28.2-1203","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-1211","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of the city or county in which any act is done or facility or project is found, which is unlawful under the provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Unlawful use of subaqueous beds; penalty\" href=\"\/28.2-1203\/\">28.2-1203<\/a>, shall have the authority, upon application by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span>, reasonable notice, and after a <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span>, to enjoin any further unlawful act and to direct the guilty <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span> or the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span>, at the cost of the guilty <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span>, to remove, tear down or take such other steps as are necessary to protect and preserve the subject property of the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINJUNCTION AGAINST VIOLATION OF \u00a7 28.2-1203 (\u00a7 28.2-1211)\n\nThe circuit court of the city or county in which any act is done or facility or\nproject is found, which is unlawful under the provisions of \u00a7 28.2-1203, shall\nhave the authority, upon application by the Commission, reasonable notice, and\nafter a hearing, to enjoin any further unlawful act and to direct the guilty\nparty or the Commission, at the cost of the guilty party, to remove, tear down\nor take such other steps as are necessary to protect and preserve the subject\nproperty of the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 621, \u00a7 62.1-3.1; 1992, c. 836.","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}}