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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 557 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 1991 \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 322.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85292,"section_number":"36-96.17","catch_line":"Civil action by Attorney General; matters involving the legality of any local zoning or other land use ordinance; pattern or practice cases; or referral of conciliation agreement for enforcement","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-96.17\/"}],"permalink":{"id":209199,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87140,"identifier":"36-96.13","token":"36\/5.1\/36-96.13","url":"\/36-96.13\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-96.13\/","token":"36\/5.1\/36-96.13","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conciliation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-96.13","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

During the period beginning with the filing of such complaint and ending with the filing of a charge or a dismissal<\/span> by the Board, the Board shall, to the extent feasible, engage in conciliation<\/span> with respect to such complaint.<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A conciliation agreement<\/span> arising out of such conciliation shall be an agreement between the respondent<\/span> and the complainant<\/span>, and shall be subject to approval by the Board. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A conciliation agreement<\/span> may provide for binding arbitration of the dispute arising from the complaint. Any such arbitration that results from a conciliation agreement<\/span> may award appropriate relief, including monetary relief. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Each conciliation agreement<\/span> shall be made public unless the complainant<\/span> and respondent<\/span> otherwise agree and the Board determines that disclosure is not required to further the purposes of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Whenever the Board has reasonable cause to believe that a respondent<\/span> has breached a conciliation agreement<\/span>, the Board may refer the matter to the Attorney General<\/span> with a recommendation that a civil action<\/span> be filed under § 36-96.17<\/a> for the enforcement of such agreement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONCILIATION (\u00a7 36-96.13)\n\nDuring the period beginning with the filing of such complaint and ending with\nthe filing of a charge or a dismissal by the Board, the Board shall, to the\nextent feasible, engage in conciliation with respect to such complaint.\n\nA. A conciliation agreement arising out of such conciliation shall be an\nagreement between the respondent and the complainant, and shall be subject to\napproval by the Board.\n\nB. A conciliation agreement may provide for binding arbitration of the dispute\narising from the complaint. Any such arbitration that results from a\nconciliation agreement may award appropriate relief, including monetary relief.\n\nC. Each conciliation agreement shall be made public unless the complainant and\nrespondent otherwise agree and the Board determines that disclosure is not\nrequired to further the purposes of this chapter.\n\nD. Whenever the Board has reasonable cause to believe that a respondent has\nbreached a conciliation agreement, the Board may refer the matter to the\nAttorney General with a recommendation that a civil action be filed under §\n36-96.17 for the enforcement of such agreement.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 557; 1992, c. 322.","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}}