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The Common Interest Community Board may also in like manner and with like authority investigate written complaints against persons other than the declarant or its agents, employees, or other representatives.B\n\nFor the purpose of any investigation or proceeding under this chapter, the Common Interest Community Board or any officer designated by regulation may administer oaths or affirmations and upon its own motion or upon request of any party shall subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence, and require the production of any matter that is relevant to the investigation, including the existence, description, nature, custody, condition, and location of any books, documents, or other tangible things and the identity and location of persons having knowledge of relevant facts or any other matter reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of material evidence.C\n\nUpon failure to obey a subpoena or to answer questions propounded by the investigating officer and upon reasonable notice to all persons affected by such failure, the Common Interest Community Board may apply to the Circuit Court of the County of Henrico for an order compelling compliance.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":241966,"text":"Whenever the Common Interest Community Board receives a written complaint that appears to state a valid claim, the Common Interest Community Board shall make necessary public or private investigations in accordance with law within or outside of the Commonwealth to determine whether any declarant or its agents, employees, or other representatives have violated or are about to violate this chapter or any Common Interest Community Board regulation or order, or to aid in the enforcement of this chapter or in the prescribing of Common Interest Community Board regulations and forms. 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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 416 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 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1993, chapter 198; in 2011, chapter 605<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76143,"section_number":"55.1-1901","catch_line":"Application and construction of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1901\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":246989,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66724,"identifier":"55.1-1985","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/4\/55.1-1985","url":"\/55.1-1985\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1985\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/4\/55.1-1985","dublin_core":{"Title":"Investigations and proceedings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1985","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Whenever the Common Interest Community Board receives a written complaint that appears to state a valid claim, the Common Interest Community Board shall make necessary public or private investigations in accordance with law<\/span> within or outside of the Commonwealth to determine whether any declarant<\/span> or its agents, employees, or other representatives have violated or are about to violate this chapter or any Common Interest Community Board regulation or order<\/span>, or to aid in the enforcement of this chapter or in the prescribing of Common Interest Community Board regulations and forms. The Common Interest Community Board may also in like manner and with like authority investigate written complaints against persons<\/span> other than the declarant<\/span> or its agents, employees, or other representatives. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> For the purpose of any investigation or proceeding under this chapter, the Common Interest Community Board or any officer<\/span> designated by regulation may administer oaths<\/span> or affirmations and upon its own motion<\/span> or upon request of any party<\/span> shall subpoena<\/span> witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence<\/span>, and require the production of any matter that is relevant to the investigation, including the existence, description, nature, custody<\/span>, condition, and location of any books, documents, or other tangible things and the identity and location of persons<\/span> having knowledge of relevant facts<\/span> or any other matter reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery<\/span> of material<\/span> evidence<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Upon failure to obey a subpoena<\/span> or to answer questions propounded by the investigating officer<\/span> and upon reasonable notice to all persons<\/span> affected by such failure, the Common Interest Community Board may apply to the Circuit<\/span> Court<\/span> of the County of Henrico for an order<\/span> compelling compliance. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINVESTIGATIONS AND PROCEEDINGS (\u00a7 55.1-1985)\n\nA. Whenever the Common Interest Community Board receives a written complaint\nthat appears to state a valid claim, the Common Interest Community Board shall\nmake necessary public or private investigations in accordance with law within or\noutside of the Commonwealth to determine whether any declarant or its agents,\nemployees, or other representatives have violated or are about to violate this\nchapter or any Common Interest Community Board regulation or order, or to aid in\nthe enforcement of this chapter or in the prescribing of Common Interest\nCommunity Board regulations and forms. The Common Interest Community Board may\nalso in like manner and with like authority investigate written complaints\nagainst persons other than the declarant or its agents, employees, or other\nrepresentatives.\n\nB. For the purpose of any investigation or proceeding under this chapter, the\nCommon Interest Community Board or any officer designated by regulation may\nadminister oaths or affirmations and upon its own motion or upon request of any\nparty shall subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence, and\nrequire the production of any matter that is relevant to the investigation,\nincluding the existence, description, nature, custody, condition, and location\nof any books, documents, or other tangible things and the identity and location\nof persons having knowledge of relevant facts or any other matter reasonably\ncalculated to lead to the discovery of material evidence.\n\nC. Upon failure to obey a subpoena or to answer questions propounded by the\ninvestigating officer and upon reasonable notice to all persons affected by such\nfailure, the Common Interest Community Board may apply to the Circuit Court of\nthe County of Henrico for an order compelling compliance.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 416, \u00a7 55-79.99; 1993, c. 198; 2011, c. 605; 2019, c. 712.","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}}