{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/54.1-3494.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/54.1-3494.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/54.1-3494.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/54.1-3494.html"}],"law_id":55587,"edition_id":1,"section_id":55587,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3494","catch_line":"Oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement","history":"2019, c. 300.","full_text":"A\n\nOversight.1\n\nThe executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Compact&#8217;s purposes and intent. The provisions of this Compact and the rules promulgated hereunder shall have standing as statutory law.2\n\nAll courts shall take judicial notice of the Compact and the rules in any judicial or administrative proceeding in a member state pertaining to the subject matter of this Compact which may affect the powers, responsibilities, or actions of the Commission.3\n\nThe Commission shall be entitled to receive service of process in any such proceeding and shall have standing to intervene in such a proceeding for all purposes. Failure to provide service of process to the Commission shall render a judgment or order void as to the Commission, this Compact, or promulgated rules.B\n\nDefault, technical assistance, and termination.1\n\nIf the Commission determines that a member state has defaulted in the performance of its obligations or responsibilities under this Compact or the promulgated rules, the Commission shall:\n\t\t\t\ta. Provide written notice to the defaulting state and other member states of the nature of the default, the proposed means of curing the default, and\/or any other action to be taken by the Commission; and\n\t\t\t\tb. Provide remedial training and specific technical assistance regarding the default.2\n\nIf a state in default fails to cure the default, the defaulting state may be terminated from the Compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the member states, and all rights, privileges, and benefits conferred by this Compact may be terminated on the effective date of termination. A cure of the default does not relieve the offending state of obligations or liabilities incurred during the period of default.3\n\nTermination of membership in the Compact shall be imposed only after all other means of securing compliance have been exhausted. Notice of intent to suspend or terminate shall be given by the Commission to the governor, the majority and minority leaders of the defaulting state&#8217;s legislature, and each of the member states.4\n\nA state that has been terminated is responsible for all assessments, obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of termination, including obligations that extend beyond the effective date of termination.5\n\nThe Commission shall not bear any costs related to a state that is found to be in default or that has been terminated from the Compact, unless agreed upon in writing between the Commission and the defaulting state.6\n\nThe defaulting state may appeal the action of the Commission by petitioning the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the Commission has its principal offices. The prevailing member shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney fees.C\n\nDispute resolution.1\n\nUpon request by a member state, the Commission shall attempt to resolve disputes related to the Compact that arise among member states and between member and nonmember states.2\n\nThe Commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes as appropriate.D\n\nEnforcement.1\n\nThe Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of this Compact.2\n\nBy majority vote, the Commission may initiate legal action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the Commission has its principal offices against a member state in default to enforce compliance with the provisions of the Compact and its promulgated rules and bylaws. The relief sought may include both injunctive relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing member shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney fees.3\n\nThe remedies herein shall not be the exclusive remedies of the Commission. The Commission may pursue any other remedies available under federal or state law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":203779,"text":"Oversight.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":203780,"text":"The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Compact&#8217;s purposes and intent. The provisions of this Compact and the rules promulgated hereunder shall have standing as statutory law.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":203781,"text":"All courts shall take judicial notice of the Compact and the rules in any judicial or administrative proceeding in a member state pertaining to the subject matter of this Compact which may affect the powers, responsibilities, or actions of the Commission.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":203782,"text":"The Commission shall be entitled to receive service of process in any such proceeding and shall have standing to intervene in such a proceeding for all purposes. Failure to provide service of process to the Commission shall render a judgment or order void as to the Commission, this Compact, or promulgated rules.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"B"},"4":{"id":203783,"text":"Default, technical assistance, and termination.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"B1"},"5":{"id":203784,"text":"If the Commission determines that a member state has defaulted in the performance of its obligations or responsibilities under this Compact or the promulgated rules, the Commission shall:\n\t\t\t\ta. Provide written notice to the defaulting state and other member states of the nature of the default, the proposed means of curing the default, and\/or any other action to be taken by the Commission; and\n\t\t\t\tb. Provide remedial training and specific technical assistance regarding the default.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"6":{"id":203785,"text":"If a state in default fails to cure the default, the defaulting state may be terminated from the Compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the member states, and all rights, privileges, and benefits conferred by this Compact may be terminated on the effective date of termination. A cure of the default does not relieve the offending state of obligations or liabilities incurred during the period of default.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"7":{"id":203786,"text":"Termination of membership in the Compact shall be imposed only after all other means of securing compliance have been exhausted. Notice of intent to suspend or terminate shall be given by the Commission to the governor, the majority and minority leaders of the defaulting state&#8217;s legislature, and each of the member states.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"B3","prefix_anchor":"B3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"B4"},"8":{"id":203787,"text":"A state that has been terminated is responsible for all assessments, obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of termination, including obligations that extend beyond the effective date of termination.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"B4","prefix_anchor":"B4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B3","next_prefix":"B5"},"9":{"id":203788,"text":"The Commission shall not bear any costs related to a state that is found to be in default or that has been terminated from the Compact, unless agreed upon in writing between the Commission and the defaulting state.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"B5","prefix_anchor":"B5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B4","next_prefix":"B6"},"10":{"id":203789,"text":"The defaulting state may appeal the action of the Commission by petitioning the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the Commission has its principal offices. The prevailing member shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney fees.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"B6","prefix_anchor":"B6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B5","next_prefix":"C"},"11":{"id":203790,"text":"Dispute resolution.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B6","next_prefix":"C1"},"12":{"id":203791,"text":"Upon request by a member state, the Commission shall attempt to resolve disputes related to the Compact that arise among member states and between member and nonmember states.","type":"section","prefixes":["C","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"C1","prefix_anchor":"C1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"C2"},"13":{"id":203792,"text":"The Commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes as appropriate.","type":"section","prefixes":["C","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"C2","prefix_anchor":"C2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C1","next_prefix":"D"},"14":{"id":203793,"text":"Enforcement.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C2","next_prefix":"D1"},"15":{"id":203794,"text":"The Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of this Compact.","type":"section","prefixes":["D","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"D1","prefix_anchor":"D1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"D2"},"16":{"id":203795,"text":"By majority vote, the Commission may initiate legal action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the Commission has its principal offices against a member state in default to enforce compliance with the provisions of the Compact and its promulgated rules and bylaws. The relief sought may include both injunctive relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing member shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney fees.","type":"section","prefixes":["D","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"D2","prefix_anchor":"D2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D1","next_prefix":"D3"},"17":{"id":203796,"text":"The remedies herein shall not be the exclusive remedies of the Commission. The Commission may pursue any other remedies available under federal or state law.","type":"section","prefixes":["D","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"D3","prefix_anchor":"D3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D2"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13160,"edition_id":1,"name":"Physical Therapy Licensure Compact","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13028,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:22","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:22","permalink":{"id":243813,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13160,"identifier":"2","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2","url":"\/54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13028,"edition_id":1,"name":"Physical Therapy","identifier":"34.1","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12758,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:09","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:09","permalink":{"id":243753,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13028,"identifier":"34.1","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1","url":"\/54.1\/III\/34.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12758,"edition_id":1,"name":"Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12754,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":241105,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12758,"identifier":"III","token":"54.1\/III","url":"\/54.1\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12754,"edition_id":1,"name":"Professions and Occupations","identifier":"54.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":239313,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12754,"identifier":"54.1","token":"54.1","url":"\/54.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":57386,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3485","catch_line":"Form of compact; declaration of purpose","url":"\/54.1-3485\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3485","metadata":false},{"id":65868,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3486","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/54.1-3486\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3486","metadata":false},{"id":80497,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3487","catch_line":"State participation in the Compact","url":"\/54.1-3487\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3487","metadata":false},{"id":71548,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3488","catch_line":"Compact privilege","url":"\/54.1-3488\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3488","metadata":false},{"id":82134,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3489","catch_line":"Active duty military personnel or their spouses","url":"\/54.1-3489\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3489","metadata":false},{"id":85386,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3490","catch_line":"Adverse actions","url":"\/54.1-3490\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3490","metadata":false},{"id":60676,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3491","catch_line":"Establishment of the Physical Therapy Compact Commission","url":"\/54.1-3491\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3491","metadata":false},{"id":58654,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3492","catch_line":"Data system","url":"\/54.1-3492\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3492","metadata":false},{"id":54181,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3493","catch_line":"Rulemaking","url":"\/54.1-3493\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3493","metadata":false},{"id":55587,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3494","catch_line":"Oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement","url":"\/54.1-3494\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3494","metadata":false},{"id":74661,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3495","catch_line":"Date of implementation of the Interstate Commission for Physical Therapy Practice and associated rules, withdrawal, and amendment","url":"\/54.1-3495\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3495","metadata":false},{"id":84688,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3496","catch_line":"Construction and severability","url":"\/54.1-3496\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3496","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":54181,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3493","catch_line":"Rulemaking","url":"\/54.1-3493\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3493","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":74661,"structure_id":13160,"section_number":"54.1-3495","catch_line":"Date of implementation of the Interstate Commission for Physical Therapy Practice and associated rules, withdrawal, and amendment","url":"\/54.1-3495\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3495","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/54.1-3494\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0300\">300<\/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":243851,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55587,"identifier":"54.1-3494","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3494","url":"\/54.1-3494\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3494\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34.1\/2\/54.1-3494","dublin_core":{"Title":"Oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3494","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Oversight. <a id=\"paragraph-203779\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3494\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Compact&#8217;s purposes and <span class=\"dictionary\">intent<\/span>. The provisions of this Compact and the rules promulgated hereunder shall have standing as statutory <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-203780\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3494\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> All <span class=\"dictionary\">courts<\/span> shall take judicial notice of the Compact and the rules in any judicial or administrative proceeding in a member state pertaining to the subject matter of this Compact which may affect the powers, responsibilities, or actions of the Commission. <a id=\"paragraph-203781\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3494\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> The Commission shall be entitled to receive <span class=\"dictionary\">service of process<\/span> in any such proceeding and shall have standing to intervene in such a proceeding for all purposes. Failure to provide <span class=\"dictionary\">service of process<\/span> to the Commission shall render a <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> void as to the Commission, this Compact, or promulgated rules. <a id=\"paragraph-203782\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3494\/#A3\"><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> <span class=\"dictionary\">Default<\/span>, technical assistance, and termination. <a id=\"paragraph-203783\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3494\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> If the Commission determines that a member state has defaulted in the performance of its obligations or responsibilities under this Compact or the promulgated rules, the Commission shall:\n\t\t\t\ta. Provide written notice to the defaulting state and other member states of the nature of the <span class=\"dictionary\">default<\/span>, the proposed means of curing the <span class=\"dictionary\">default<\/span>, and\/or any other action to be taken by the Commission; and\n\t\t\t\tb. Provide remedial training and specific technical assistance regarding the <span class=\"dictionary\">default<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-203784\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3494\/#B1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> If a state in <span class=\"dictionary\">default<\/span> fails to cure the <span class=\"dictionary\">default<\/span>, the defaulting state may be terminated from the Compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the member states, and all rights, <span class=\"dictionary\">privileges<\/span>, and benefits conferred by this Compact may be terminated on the effective date of termination. A cure of the <span class=\"dictionary\">default<\/span> does not relieve the offending state of obligations or liabilities incurred during the period of <span class=\"dictionary\">default<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-203785\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3494\/#B2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Termination of membership in the Compact shall be imposed only after all other means of securing compliance have been exhausted. Notice of <span class=\"dictionary\">intent<\/span> to suspend or terminate shall be given by the Commission to the governor, the majority and minority leaders of the defaulting state&#8217;s legislature, and each of the member states. <a id=\"paragraph-203786\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3494\/#B3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> A state that has been terminated is responsible for all assessments, obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of termination, including obligations that extend beyond the effective date of termination. <a id=\"paragraph-203787\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3494\/#B4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B5\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> The Commission shall not bear any costs related to a state that is found to be in <span class=\"dictionary\">default<\/span> or that has been terminated from the Compact, unless agreed upon in writing between the Commission and the defaulting state. <a id=\"paragraph-203788\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3494\/#B5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B6\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">6.<\/span> The defaulting state may <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> the action of the Commission by petitioning the United States District <span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span> for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the Commission has its principal offices. The prevailing member shall be awarded all costs of such <span class=\"dictionary\">litigation<\/span>, including reasonable attorney fees. <a id=\"paragraph-203789\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3494\/#B6\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Dispute resolution. <a id=\"paragraph-203790\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3494\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Upon request by a member state, the Commission shall attempt to resolve disputes related to the Compact that arise among member states and between member and nonmember states. <a id=\"paragraph-203791\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3494\/#C1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> The Commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes as appropriate. <a id=\"paragraph-203792\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3494\/#C2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> Enforcement. <a id=\"paragraph-203793\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3494\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of this Compact. <a id=\"paragraph-203794\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3494\/#D1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> By majority vote, the Commission may initiate legal action in the United States District <span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span> for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the Commission has its principal offices against a member state in <span class=\"dictionary\">default<\/span> to enforce compliance with the provisions of the Compact and its promulgated rules and bylaws. The relief sought may include both injunctive relief and <span class=\"dictionary\">damages<\/span>. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing member shall be awarded all costs of such <span class=\"dictionary\">litigation<\/span>, including reasonable attorney fees. <a id=\"paragraph-203795\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3494\/#D2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> The remedies herein shall not be the exclusive remedies of the Commission. The Commission may pursue any other remedies available under federal or state <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-203796\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3494\/#D3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND ENFORCEMENT (\u00a7 54.1-3494)\n\nA. Oversight.\n\n   1. The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in\n   each member state shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary\n   and appropriate to effectuate the Compact&#8217;s purposes and intent. The\n   provisions of this Compact and the rules promulgated hereunder shall have\n   standing as statutory law.\n\n   2. All courts shall take judicial notice of the Compact and the rules in any\n   judicial or administrative proceeding in a member state pertaining to the\n   subject matter of this Compact which may affect the powers, responsibilities,\n   or actions of the Commission.\n\n   3. The Commission shall be entitled to receive service of process in any such\n   proceeding and shall have standing to intervene in such a proceeding for all\n   purposes. Failure to provide service of process to the Commission shall render\n   a judgment or order void as to the Commission, this Compact, or promulgated\n   rules.\n\nB. Default, technical assistance, and termination.\n\n   1. If the Commission determines that a member state has defaulted in the\n   performance of its obligations or responsibilities under this Compact or the\n   promulgated rules, the Commission shall:\n   \t\t\t\ta. Provide written notice to the defaulting state and other member states\n   of the nature of the default, the proposed means of curing the default, and\/or\n   any other action to be taken by the Commission; and\n   \t\t\t\tb. Provide remedial training and specific technical assistance regarding\n   the default.\n\n   2. If a state in default fails to cure the default, the defaulting state may\n   be terminated from the Compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the\n   member states, and all rights, privileges, and benefits conferred by this\n   Compact may be terminated on the effective date of termination. A cure of the\n   default does not relieve the offending state of obligations or liabilities\n   incurred during the period of default.\n\n   3. Termination of membership in the Compact shall be imposed only after all\n   other means of securing compliance have been exhausted. Notice of intent to\n   suspend or terminate shall be given by the Commission to the governor, the\n   majority and minority leaders of the defaulting state&#8217;s legislature, and\n   each of the member states.\n\n   4. A state that has been terminated is responsible for all assessments,\n   obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of\n   termination, including obligations that extend beyond the effective date of\n   termination.\n\n   5. The Commission shall not bear any costs related to a state that is found to\n   be in default or that has been terminated from the Compact, unless agreed upon\n   in writing between the Commission and the defaulting state.\n\n   6. The defaulting state may appeal the action of the Commission by petitioning\n   the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal\n   district where the Commission has its principal offices. The prevailing member\n   shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney\n   fees.\n\nC. Dispute resolution.\n\n   1. Upon request by a member state, the Commission shall attempt to resolve\n   disputes related to the Compact that arise among member states and between\n   member and nonmember states.\n\n   2. The Commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and\n   binding dispute resolution for disputes as appropriate.\n\nD. Enforcement.\n\n   1. The Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce\n   the provisions and rules of this Compact.\n\n   2. By majority vote, the Commission may initiate legal action in the United\n   States District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district\n   where the Commission has its principal offices against a member state in\n   default to enforce compliance with the provisions of the Compact and its\n   promulgated rules and bylaws. The relief sought may include both injunctive\n   relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary, the\n   prevailing member shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including\n   reasonable attorney fees.\n\n   3. The remedies herein shall not be the exclusive remedies of the Commission.\n   The Commission may pursue any other remedies available under federal or state\n   law.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, c. 300.","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}}