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I, c. 387.","full_text":"A\n\nAny person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a civil penalty of not less than $10 or more than $250 for each violation.B\n\nIn addition, upon violation of any provision of this chapter or regulation of the Department adopted pursuant to this chapter, the Department may, either before or after the institution of proceedings pursuant to subsection A, institute a civil action in the circuit court where the well is located for injunctive relief to restrain the violation and for any other or further relief that the court deems proper.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":213596,"text":"Any person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a civil penalty of not less than $10 or more than $250 for each violation.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":213597,"text":"In addition, upon violation of any provision of this chapter or regulation of the Department adopted pursuant to this chapter, the Department may, either before or after the institution of proceedings pursuant to subsection A, institute a civil action in the circuit court where the well is located for injunctive relief to restrain the violation and for any other or further relief that the court deems proper.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":12716,"edition_id":1,"name":"Resource Regulation","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12715,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":225179,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12716,"identifier":"2","token":"45.2\/V\/20\/2","url":"\/45.2\/V\/20\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12715,"edition_id":1,"name":"Geothermal Energy","identifier":"20","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12714,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":225159,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12715,"identifier":"20","token":"45.2\/V\/20","url":"\/45.2\/V\/20\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12714,"edition_id":1,"name":"Other Sources of Energy; Energy Policy","identifier":"V","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12713,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":224887,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12714,"identifier":"V","token":"45.2\/V","url":"\/45.2\/V\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12713,"edition_id":1,"name":"Mines, Minerals, and Energy","identifier":"45.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":222539,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12713,"identifier":"45.2","token":"45.2","url":"\/45.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":76963,"structure_id":12716,"section_number":"45.2-2004","catch_line":" Powers and duties of the Department","url":"\/45.2-2004\/","token":"45.2\/V\/20\/2\/45.2-2004","metadata":false},{"id":69140,"structure_id":12716,"section_number":"45.2-2005","catch_line":" Reinjection policy","url":"\/45.2-2005\/","token":"45.2\/V\/20\/2\/45.2-2005","metadata":false},{"id":57314,"structure_id":12716,"section_number":"45.2-2006","catch_line":" Cancellation or suspension of permit","url":"\/45.2-2006\/","token":"45.2\/V\/20\/2\/45.2-2006","metadata":false},{"id":58321,"structure_id":12716,"section_number":"45.2-2007","catch_line":" Penalties; injunctions","url":"\/45.2-2007\/","token":"45.2\/V\/20\/2\/45.2-2007","metadata":false},{"id":53939,"structure_id":12716,"section_number":"45.2-2008","catch_line":" Judicial review","url":"\/45.2-2008\/","token":"45.2\/V\/20\/2\/45.2-2008","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":57314,"structure_id":12716,"section_number":"45.2-2006","catch_line":" Cancellation or suspension of permit","url":"\/45.2-2006\/","token":"45.2\/V\/20\/2\/45.2-2006","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":53939,"structure_id":12716,"section_number":"45.2-2008","catch_line":" Judicial review","url":"\/45.2-2008\/","token":"45.2\/V\/20\/2\/45.2-2008","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/45.2-2007\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 506 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 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":225193,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58321,"identifier":"45.2-2007","token":"45.2\/V\/20\/2\/45.2-2007","url":"\/45.2-2007\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-2007\/","token":"45.2\/V\/20\/2\/45.2-2007","dublin_core":{"Title":" Penalties; injunctions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-2007","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Any person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>, punishable by a civil <span class=\"dictionary\">penalty<\/span> of not less than $10 or more than $250 for each violation. <a id=\"paragraph-213596\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-2007\/#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> In addition, upon violation of any provision of this chapter or regulation of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> adopted pursuant to this chapter, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> may, either before or after the institution of proceedings pursuant to subsection A, institute a <span class=\"dictionary\">civil action<\/span> in the <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> where the well is located for injunctive relief to restrain the violation and for any other or further relief that the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> deems proper. <a id=\"paragraph-213597\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-2007\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n PENALTIES; INJUNCTIONS (\u00a7 45.2-2007)\n\nA. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a\nmisdemeanor, punishable by a civil penalty of not less than $10 or more than\n$250 for each violation.\n\nB. In addition, upon violation of any provision of this chapter or regulation of\nthe Department adopted pursuant to this chapter, the Department may, either\nbefore or after the institution of proceedings pursuant to subsection A,\ninstitute a civil action in the circuit court where the well is located for\ninjunctive relief to restrain the violation and for any other or further relief\nthat the court deems proper.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 506, \u00a7 45.1-179.10; 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}}