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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1964, chapter 475; in 1968, chapter 659; in 1977, chapter 7; in 1979, chapter 711; in 1999, chapter 786<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61017,"section_number":"32.1-171.2","catch_line":"Water Supply Assistance Grant Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-171.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61017,"section_number":"32.1-171.2","catch_line":"Water Supply Assistance Grant Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-171.2\/"},{"id":59474,"section_number":"32.1-27","catch_line":"Penalties, injunctions, civil penalties and charges for violations","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-27\/"}],"permalink":{"id":203805,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54420,"identifier":"32.1-176","token":"32.1\/6\/2\/32.1-176","url":"\/32.1-176\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-176\/","token":"32.1\/6\/2\/32.1-176","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-176","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In addition to the provisions of \u00a7 32.1-27<\/a>, any owner<\/span> who violates any provisions of this article or any order<\/span> or regulation adopted pursuant thereto shall, upon such finding<\/span> by a court<\/span> of competent jurisdiction<\/span>, be assessed a civil penalty<\/span> of not more than $5,000 for each day of such violation. All penalties under this section shall be recovered in a civil action<\/span> brought by the Attorney General<\/span> in the name of the Commonwealth. Civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Water Supply<\/span> Assistance Grant Fund created pursuant to \u00a7 32.1-171.2<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTY (\u00a7 32.1-176)\n\nIn addition to the provisions of \u00a7 32.1-27, any owner who violates any\nprovisions of this article or any order or regulation adopted pursuant thereto\nshall, upon such finding by a court of competent jurisdiction, be assessed a\ncivil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each day of such violation. All\npenalties under this section shall be recovered in a civil action brought by the\nAttorney General in the name of the Commonwealth. Civil penalties collected\npursuant to this section shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to\nthe Water Supply Assistance Grant Fund created pursuant to \u00a7 32.1-171.2.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 62.1-59; 1964, c. 475; 1968, c. 659; 1977, c. 7; 1979, c.\n711; 1999, c. 786.","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}}