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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1981, chapter 468.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70359,"section_number":"19.2-393","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-393\/"}],"permalink":{"id":208145,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81067,"identifier":"35.1-5","token":"35.1\/1\/35.1-5","url":"\/35.1-5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/35.1-5\/","token":"35.1\/1\/35.1-5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Right of entry to inspect, etc.; warrants","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 35.1-5","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 the premises of any hotel<\/span>, restaurant, summer camp<\/span>, or campground<\/span> to inspect, investigate, evaluate, conduct tests, or take samples for testing as he reasonably deems necessary in order<\/span> to determine whether any provision of this title, any regulation of the Board<\/span>, any order<\/span> of the Board<\/span> or Commissioner<\/span>, or any condition in a license issued by the Board<\/span> or Commissioner<\/span> pursuant to this title is being violated. 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 35.1-5)\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 the premises of any hotel, restaurant, summer camp, or\ncampground to inspect, investigate, evaluate, conduct tests, or take samples for\ntesting as he reasonably deems necessary in order to determine whether any\nprovision of this title, any regulation of the Board, any order of the Board or\nCommissioner, or any condition in a license issued by the Board or Commissioner\npursuant to this title is being violated. If the Commissioner or his designee is\ndenied 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: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 35-4, 35-20, 35-27, 35-30; 1981, c. 468.","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}}