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A.<\/span> It is the duty of every attorney for the Commonwealth to whom the Director<\/span> or his authorized representative reports any violation of the Act, or on his own initiative, to cause proceedings to be prosecuted in such case. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the attorney for the Commonwealth declines to cause proceedings to be prosecuted in such case, the Director<\/span> may request the Attorney General<\/span> to institute proceedings for any violation of the Act on behalf of the Commonwealth. However, such action shall not preclude the Director<\/span> from pursuing other applicable statutory procedures. Upon receiving such a request from the Director<\/span>, the Attorney General<\/span> may institute actions and proceedings for violations described in the request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n PROSECUTION OF VIOLATIONS (\u00a7 45.2-1162)\n\nA. It is the duty of every attorney for the Commonwealth to whom the Director or\nhis authorized representative reports any violation of the Act, or on his own\ninitiative, to cause proceedings to be prosecuted in such case.\n\nB. If the attorney for the Commonwealth declines to cause proceedings to be\nprosecuted in such case, the Director may request the Attorney General to\ninstitute proceedings for any violation of the Act on behalf of the\nCommonwealth. However, such action shall not preclude the Director from pursuing\nother applicable statutory procedures. Upon receiving such a request from the\nDirector, the Attorney General may institute actions and proceedings for\nviolations described in the request.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 390, \u00a7 45.1-161.292:68; 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}}