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Such order shall become effective not less than fifteen days after mailing a copy thereof by certified mail to the last known address of such person. The provisions of this section shall not affect the authority of the Board to issue separate orders and regulations to meet any emergency as provided in \u00a7 32.1-13.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":247794,"text":"The Board is authorized to issue orders to require any person to comply with the provisions of any law administered by it, the Commissioner or the Department or any regulations promulgated by the Board or to comply with any case decision, as defined in \u00a7 2.2-4001, of the Board or Commissioner. Any such order shall be issued only after a hearing with at least thirty days’ notice to the affected person of the time, place and purpose thereof. Such order shall become effective not less than fifteen days after mailing a copy thereof by certified mail to the last known address of such person. 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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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62333,"section_number":"32.1-167","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-167\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":83688,"section_number":"2.2-4001","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4001\/"},{"id":64338,"section_number":"32.1-13","catch_line":"Emergency orders and regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-13\/"}],"permalink":{"id":201291,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68435,"identifier":"32.1-26","token":"32.1\/1\/4\/32.1-26","url":"\/32.1-26\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-26\/","token":"32.1\/1\/4\/32.1-26","dublin_core":{"Title":"Orders; hearing and notice","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-26","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> is authorized to issue<\/span> orders<\/span> to require any person<\/span> to comply with the provisions of any law<\/span> administered by it, the Commissioner<\/span> or the Department<\/span> or any regulations promulgated by the Board<\/span> or to comply with any case decision, as defined in \u00a7 2.2-4001<\/a>, of the Board<\/span> or Commissioner<\/span>. Any such order<\/span> shall be issued only after a hearing<\/span> with at least thirty days’ notice to the affected person<\/span> of the time, place and purpose thereof. Such order<\/span> shall become effective not less than fifteen days after mailing a copy thereof by certified mail to the last known address of such person<\/span>. The provisions of this section shall not affect the authority of the Board<\/span> to issue<\/span> separate orders<\/span> and regulations to meet any emergency as provided in \u00a7 32.1-13<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nORDERS; HEARING AND NOTICE (\u00a7 32.1-26)\n\nThe Board is authorized to issue orders to require any person to comply with the\nprovisions of any law administered by it, the Commissioner or the Department or\nany regulations promulgated by the Board or to comply with any case decision, as\ndefined in \u00a7 2.2-4001, of the Board or Commissioner. Any such order shall be\nissued only after a hearing with at least thirty days’ notice to the\naffected person of the time, place and purpose thereof. Such order shall become\neffective not less than fifteen days after mailing a copy thereof by certified\nmail to the last known address of such person. The provisions of this section\nshall not affect the authority of the Board to issue separate orders and\nregulations to meet any emergency as provided in \u00a7 32.1-13.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 711.","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}}