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This right of entry shall not apply to privileged communications pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-581.17. If the Commissioner or his designee is denied entry, he may apply to an appropriate circuit court for an inspection warrant authorizing such investigation, evaluation, inspection, testing or taking of samples for testing as provided in Chapter 24 (\u00a7 19.2-393 et seq.) of Title 19.2.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":310727,"text":"Upon presentation of appropriate credentials and upon consent of the owner or custodian, the Commissioner or his designee shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time onto any property to inspect, investigate, evaluate, conduct tests or take samples for testing as he reasonably deems necessary in order to determine compliance with the provisions of any law administered by the Board, Commissioner or Department, any regulations of the Board, any order of the Board or Commissioner or any conditions in a permit, license or certificate issued by the Board or Commissioner. This right of entry shall not apply to privileged communications pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-581.17. If the Commissioner or his designee is denied entry, he may apply to an appropriate circuit court for an inspection warrant authorizing such investigation, evaluation, inspection, testing or taking of samples for testing as provided in Chapter 24 (\u00a7 19.2-393 et seq.) of Title 19.2.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14107,"edition_id":1,"name":"Procedures; Inspections; Orders; Penalties; Representation by Attorney General","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13065,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:53","permalink":{"id":201281,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14107,"identifier":"4","token":"32.1\/1\/4","url":"\/32.1\/1\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13065,"edition_id":1,"name":"Administration Generally","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12727,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:12","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:12","permalink":{"id":201101,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13065,"identifier":"1","token":"32.1\/1","url":"\/32.1\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12727,"edition_id":1,"name":"Health","identifier":"32.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":201099,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12727,"identifier":"32.1","token":"32.1","url":"\/32.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":82400,"structure_id":14107,"section_number":"32.1-24","catch_line":"Applicability of Administrative Process Act","url":"\/32.1-24\/","token":"32.1\/1\/4\/32.1-24","metadata":false},{"id":86774,"structure_id":14107,"section_number":"32.1-25","catch_line":"Right of entry to inspect, etc.; warrants","url":"\/32.1-25\/","token":"32.1\/1\/4\/32.1-25","metadata":false},{"id":68435,"structure_id":14107,"section_number":"32.1-26","catch_line":"Orders; hearing and notice","url":"\/32.1-26\/","token":"32.1\/1\/4\/32.1-26","metadata":false},{"id":59474,"structure_id":14107,"section_number":"32.1-27","catch_line":"Penalties, injunctions, civil penalties and charges for violations","url":"\/32.1-27\/","token":"32.1\/1\/4\/32.1-27","metadata":false},{"id":84466,"structure_id":14107,"section_number":"32.1-27.1","catch_line":"Additional civil penalty or appointment of a receiver","url":"\/32.1-27.1\/","token":"32.1\/1\/4\/32.1-27.1","metadata":false},{"id":56823,"structure_id":14107,"section_number":"32.1-27.2","catch_line":"Administrative sanctions","url":"\/32.1-27.2\/","token":"32.1\/1\/4\/32.1-27.2","metadata":false},{"id":77478,"structure_id":14107,"section_number":"32.1-27.3","catch_line":"Sanctions; civil penalty","url":"\/32.1-27.3\/","token":"32.1\/1\/4\/32.1-27.3","metadata":false},{"id":64525,"structure_id":14107,"section_number":"32.1-28","catch_line":"When Attorney General to represent Board; special counsel","url":"\/32.1-28\/","token":"32.1\/1\/4\/32.1-28","metadata":false},{"id":55238,"structure_id":14107,"section_number":"32.1-29","catch_line":"Employment of attorney to defend Board members, employee, etc","url":"\/32.1-29\/","token":"32.1\/1\/4\/32.1-29","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":82400,"structure_id":14107,"section_number":"32.1-24","catch_line":"Applicability of Administrative Process Act","url":"\/32.1-24\/","token":"32.1\/1\/4\/32.1-24","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":68435,"structure_id":14107,"section_number":"32.1-26","catch_line":"Orders; hearing and notice","url":"\/32.1-26\/","token":"32.1\/1\/4\/32.1-26","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/32.1-25\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 711 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 1979 \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 1998, chapter 772<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76596,"section_number":"32.1-228.1","catch_line":"Department designated state radiation control agency; powers and duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-228.1\/"},{"id":58183,"section_number":"32.1-234.1","catch_line":"Enforcement","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-234.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":70359,"section_number":"19.2-393","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-393\/"},{"id":75226,"section_number":"8.01-581.17","catch_line":"Privileged communications of certain committees and entities","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-581.17\/"}],"permalink":{"id":201287,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86774,"identifier":"32.1-25","token":"32.1\/1\/4\/32.1-25","url":"\/32.1-25\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-25\/","token":"32.1\/1\/4\/32.1-25","dublin_core":{"Title":"Right of entry to inspect, etc.; warrants","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-25","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Upon presentation of appropriate credentials and upon consent of the owner or custodian, the Commissioner<\/span> or his designee shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time onto any property to inspect, investigate, evaluate, conduct tests or take samples for testing as he reasonably deems necessary in order<\/span> to determine compliance with the provisions of any law<\/span> administered by the Board<\/span>, Commissioner<\/span> or Department<\/span>, any regulations of the Board<\/span>, any order<\/span> of the Board<\/span> or Commissioner<\/span> or any conditions in a permit, license or certificate issued by the Board<\/span> or Commissioner<\/span>. This right of entry shall not apply to privileged communications pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-581.17<\/a>. If the Commissioner<\/span> or his designee is denied entry, he may apply to an appropriate circuit<\/span> court<\/span> for an inspection warrant authorizing such investigation, evaluation, inspection, testing or taking of samples for testing as provided in Chapter 24 (\u00a7 19.2-393<\/a> et seq.) of Title 19.2.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRIGHT OF ENTRY TO INSPECT, ETC.; WARRANTS (\u00a7 32.1-25)\n\nUpon presentation of appropriate credentials and upon consent of the owner or\ncustodian, the Commissioner or his designee shall have the right to enter at any\nreasonable time onto any property to inspect, investigate, evaluate, conduct\ntests or take samples for testing as he reasonably deems necessary in order to\ndetermine compliance with the provisions of any law administered by the Board,\nCommissioner or Department, any regulations of the Board, any order of the Board\nor Commissioner or any conditions in a permit, license or certificate issued by\nthe Board or Commissioner. This right of entry shall not apply to privileged\ncommunications pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-581.17. If the Commissioner or his designee\nis denied entry, he may apply to an appropriate circuit court for an inspection\nwarrant authorizing such investigation, evaluation, inspection, testing or\ntaking of samples for testing as provided in Chapter 24 (\u00a7 19.2-393 et seq.) of\nTitle 19.2.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 711; 1998, c. 772.","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}}