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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 277 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 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":247449,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56706,"identifier":"55.1-2180","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/5\/55.1-2180","url":"\/55.1-2180\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2180\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/5\/55.1-2180","dublin_core":{"Title":"Investigative powers of the Common Interest Community Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2180","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Common Interest Community Board may initiate public or private investigations within or outside the Commonwealth to determine whether any representation in any document or information filed with the Common Interest Community Board is false or misleading or whether any person<\/span> has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in any unlawful act or practice. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In the course of any investigation or hearing<\/span>, the Common Interest Community Board may subpoena<\/span> witnesses and documents, administer oaths<\/span> and affirmations, and adduce evidence<\/span>. If a person<\/span> fails to comply with a subpoena<\/span> or to answer questions propounded during the investigation or hearing<\/span>, the Common Interest Community Board may apply to the appropriate court<\/span> for a contempt<\/span> order<\/span> or for injunctive or other appropriate relief to secure compliance. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINVESTIGATIVE POWERS OF THE COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY BOARD (\u00a7 55.1-2180)\n\nA. The Common Interest Community Board may initiate public or private\ninvestigations within or outside the Commonwealth to determine whether any\nrepresentation in any document or information filed with the Common Interest\nCommunity Board is false or misleading or whether any person has engaged, is\nengaging, or is about to engage in any unlawful act or practice.\n\nB. In the course of any investigation or hearing, the Common Interest Community\nBoard may subpoena witnesses and documents, administer oaths and affirmations,\nand adduce evidence. If a person fails to comply with a subpoena or to answer\nquestions propounded during the investigation or hearing, the Common Interest\nCommunity Board may apply to the appropriate court for a contempt order or for\ninjunctive or other appropriate relief to secure compliance.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 277, \u00a7 55-503; 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}}