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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. 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 1998, chapter 695<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80153,"section_number":"45.2-1400","catch_line":" Scope of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1400\/"},{"id":65350,"section_number":"45.2-1500","catch_line":" Scope of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1500\/"}],"permalink":{"id":224371,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63773,"identifier":"45.2-1160","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/8\/45.2-1160","url":"\/45.2-1160\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1160\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/8\/45.2-1160","dublin_core":{"Title":" Injunctive relief","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1160","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person violating or failing, neglecting, or refusing to obey a closure order<\/span> may be compelled in a proceeding instituted by the Director<\/span> in any appropriate circuit<\/span> court<\/span> to obey such order<\/span> and to comply therewith by injunction<\/span> or other appropriate relief. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person failing to abate any violation of this chapter or Chapter 14 (§ 45.2-1400<\/a> et seq.) or 15 (§ 45.2-1500<\/a> et seq.) that has been cited in a notice of violation within the time period provided in such notice for its abatement may be compelled in a proceeding instituted by the Director<\/span> in any appropriate circuit<\/span> court<\/span> to abate such violation as provided in such notice, and to cease the operation of the mine at which such violation exists until the violation has been abated, by injunction<\/span> or other appropriate remedy. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Director<\/span> may file a bill of complaint<\/span> with any appropriate circuit<\/span> court<\/span> asking the court<\/span> to temporarily or permanently enjoin a person from operating a mine in the Commonwealth or contracting for work at a mine in the Commonwealth, to be granted upon a finding<\/span> by a preponderance of the evidence<\/span> that (i) a history of noncompliance by the person demonstrates that he is not able or willing to operate in compliance with the provisions of the Act or (ii) a history of the issuance of closure orders<\/span> to the person demonstrates that he is not able or willing to operate in compliance with the provisions of the Act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n INJUNCTIVE RELIEF (\u00a7 45.2-1160)\n\nA. Any person violating or failing, neglecting, or refusing to obey a closure\norder may be compelled in a proceeding instituted by the Director in any\nappropriate circuit court to obey such order and to comply therewith by\ninjunction or other appropriate relief.\n\nB. Any person failing to abate any violation of this chapter or Chapter 14\n(§ 45.2-1400 et seq.) or 15 (§ 45.2-1500 et seq.) that has been cited\nin a notice of violation within the time period provided in such notice for its\nabatement may be compelled in a proceeding instituted by the Director in any\nappropriate circuit court to abate such violation as provided in such notice,\nand to cease the operation of the mine at which such violation exists until the\nviolation has been abated, by injunction or other appropriate remedy.\n\nC. The Director may file a bill of complaint with any appropriate circuit court\nasking the court to temporarily or permanently enjoin a person from operating a\nmine in the Commonwealth or contracting for work at a mine in the Commonwealth,\nto be granted upon a finding by a preponderance of the evidence that (i) a\nhistory of noncompliance by the person demonstrates that he is not able or\nwilling to operate in compliance with the provisions of the Act or (ii) a\nhistory of the issuance of closure orders to the person demonstrates that he is\nnot able or willing to operate in compliance with the provisions of the Act.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 390, \u00a7 45.1-161.292:66; 1998, c. 695; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.\n387.","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}}