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Each day of continued violation after conviction shall constitute a separate offense.B\n\nNothing in this chapter shall be construed to abridge, limit, impair, create, enlarge or otherwise affect substantively or procedurally the right of any person to damages or other relief on account of injury to persons or property.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":247692,"text":"Any owner violating any provision of this chapter, Board regulation, or order of the Commissioner shall upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 for each violation within the discretion of the court. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 541 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. 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Each day of continued violation after <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span> shall constitute a separate <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-247692\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/40.1-51.39\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to abridge, limit, impair, create, enlarge or otherwise affect substantively or procedurally the right of any person to <span class=\"dictionary\">damages<\/span> or other relief on account of injury to persons or property. <a id=\"paragraph-247693\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/40.1-51.39\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTIES; CHAPTER NOT TO AFFECT RIGHT TO RELIEF OR TO MAINTAIN ACTION (\u00a7\n40.1-51.39)\n\nA. Any owner violating any provision of this chapter, Board regulation, or order\nof the Commissioner shall upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall\nbe subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 for each violation within the\ndiscretion of the court. Each day of continued violation after conviction shall\nconstitute a separate offense.\n\nB. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to abridge, limit, impair, create,\nenlarge or otherwise affect substantively or procedurally the right of any\nperson to damages or other relief on account of injury to persons or property.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 541.","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}}