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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 390<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":224367,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56054,"identifier":"45.2-1159","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/8\/45.2-1159","url":"\/45.2-1159\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1159\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/8\/45.2-1159","dublin_core":{"Title":" Tolling of time for abating violations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1159","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The period of time specified in a notice of violation for the abatement of the violation shall not begin to run until (i) the final decision of the Department<\/span> is issued, if an administrative appeal<\/span> of its issuance is pursued, or (ii) the final order<\/span> of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> is rendered, if an appeal<\/span> of its issuance is taken to circuit<\/span> court<\/span>, provided that such appeal<\/span> pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) was undertaken in good faith and not solely for delay or avoidance of penalties.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n TOLLING OF TIME FOR ABATING VIOLATIONS (\u00a7 45.2-1159)\n\nThe period of time specified in a notice of violation for the abatement of the\nviolation shall not begin to run until (i) the final decision of the Department\nis issued, if an administrative appeal of its issuance is pursued, or (ii) the\nfinal order of the circuit court is rendered, if an appeal of its issuance is\ntaken to circuit court, provided that such appeal pursuant to clause (i) or (ii)\nwas undertaken in good faith and not solely for delay or avoidance of penalties.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 390, \u00a7 45.1-161.292:65; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","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}}