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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 191; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1975, chapter 520; in 1978, chapter 118; in 1980, chapter 388; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":222975,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76006,"identifier":"45.2-573","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/8\/45.2-573","url":"\/45.2-573\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-573\/","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/8\/45.2-573","dublin_core":{"Title":" Prosecution of violations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-573","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It is the duty of every attorney for the Commonwealth to whom the Director<\/span> or his authorized representative has reported 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> or the Chief<\/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> or the Chief<\/span> from pursuing any other applicable statutory procedure. Upon receiving such a request from the Director<\/span> or the Chief<\/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 45.2-573)\n\nA. It is the duty of every attorney for the Commonwealth to whom the Director or\nhis authorized representative has reported any violation of the Act or on his\nown initiative 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 or the Chief may request the Attorney\nGeneral to institute proceedings for any violation of the Act on behalf of the\nCommonwealth; however, such action shall not preclude the Director or the Chief\nfrom pursuing any other applicable statutory procedure. Upon receiving such a\nrequest from the Director or the Chief, the Attorney General may institute\nactions and proceedings for violations described in the request.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 45-17; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-105; 1975, c.\n520; 1978, c. 118; 1980, c. 388; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.95; 2021, Sp. Sess. I,\nc. 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}}