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If it has been determined by the Board upon or after a hearing that a respondent has violated this chapter or the Board’s rules and regulations, the Board shall proceed to determine the amount of the civil penalty for such violation, which shall not exceed $2,000 for each violation. Such penalty may be sued for and recovered in the name of the Commonwealth.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":200160,"text":"Any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of § 55.1-2217, 55.1-2218, 55.1-2219, 55.1-2220, 55.1-2221, 55.1-2229, 55.1-2233, or 55.1-2238, or any order issued pursuant to §§ 55.1-2247 through 55.1-2250 is guilty of a Class 5 felony.\n\t\t\tAny person who willfully violates any of the provisions of § 55.1-2226, 55.1-2228, or 55.1-2244 or any order issued pursuant to §§ 55.1-2247 through 55.1-2250 regarding a violation of § 55.1-2226, 55.1-2228, or 55.1-2244 is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\t\t\tEach violation shall be deemed a separate offense.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":200161,"text":"Any developer, member, agent or affiliate of any developer of time-shares registered pursuant to § 55.1-2241, or any reseller, who violates any provision of this chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, and who is not criminally prosecuted, may be subject to a civil penalty. If it has been determined by the Board upon or after a hearing that a respondent has violated this chapter or the Board’s rules and regulations, the Board shall proceed to determine the amount of the civil penalty for such violation, which shall not exceed $2,000 for each violation. 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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 462 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. It has been modified 5 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 1983, chapter 59; in 1985, chapter 517; in 1991, chapter 704; in 2012, chapter 751<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61697,"section_number":"55.1-2201","catch_line":"Applicability","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2201\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":64589,"section_number":"55.1-2217","catch_line":"Public offering statement","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2217\/"},{"id":70516,"section_number":"55.1-2218","catch_line":"Certain advertising practices regulated","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2218\/"},{"id":82622,"section_number":"55.1-2219","catch_line":"Exchange programs","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2219\/"},{"id":65782,"section_number":"55.1-2220","catch_line":"Escrow of deposits; use of corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2220\/"},{"id":57032,"section_number":"55.1-2221","catch_line":"Purchaser's rights of cancellation","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2221\/"},{"id":70835,"section_number":"55.1-2226","catch_line":"Buyer's Acknowledgment","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2226\/"},{"id":81261,"section_number":"55.1-2228","catch_line":"Required resale disclosures","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2228\/"},{"id":60659,"section_number":"55.1-2229","catch_line":"Liens","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2229\/"},{"id":62762,"section_number":"55.1-2233","catch_line":"Financial records","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2233\/"},{"id":62033,"section_number":"55.1-2238","catch_line":"Registration of time-share program required","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2238\/"},{"id":58458,"section_number":"55.1-2241","catch_line":"Receipt of application; effectiveness of registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2241\/"},{"id":67895,"section_number":"55.1-2244","catch_line":"Registration required for time-share resellers; exemptions; prohibited practices","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2244\/"},{"id":55034,"section_number":"55.1-2247","catch_line":"General powers and duties of Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2247\/"},{"id":63349,"section_number":"55.1-2250","catch_line":"Proceedings and investigations","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2250\/"}],"permalink":{"id":247691,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54508,"identifier":"55.1-2252","token":"55.1\/IV\/22\/6\/55.1-2252","url":"\/55.1-2252\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2252\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/22\/6\/55.1-2252","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2252","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person<\/span> who willfully violates any of the provisions of § 55.1-2217<\/a>, 55.1-2218<\/a>, 55.1-2219<\/a>, 55.1-2220<\/a>, 55.1-2221<\/a>, 55.1-2229<\/a>, 55.1-2233<\/a>, or 55.1-2238<\/a>, or any order<\/span> issued pursuant to §§ 55.1-2247<\/a> through 55.1-2250<\/a> is guilty of a Class 5 felony<\/span>.\n\t\t\tAny person<\/span> who willfully violates any of the provisions of § 55.1-2226<\/a>, 55.1-2228<\/a>, or 55.1-2244<\/a> or any order<\/span> issued pursuant to §§ 55.1-2247<\/a> through 55.1-2250<\/a> regarding a violation of § 55.1-2226<\/a>, 55.1-2228<\/a>, or 55.1-2244<\/a> is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>.\n\t\t\tEach violation shall be deemed a separate offense<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any developer<\/span>, member, agent or affiliate<\/span> of any developer<\/span> of time-shares<\/span> registered pursuant to § 55.1-2241<\/a>, or any reseller<\/span>, who violates any provision of this chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, and who is not criminally prosecuted, may be subject to a civil penalty<\/span>. If it has been determined by the Board<\/span> upon or after a hearing<\/span> that a respondent has violated this chapter or the Board<\/span>’s rules and regulations, the Board<\/span> shall proceed to determine the amount of the civil penalty<\/span> for such violation, which shall not exceed $2,000 for each violation. Such penalty<\/span> may be sued for and recovered in the name of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTIES (\u00a7 55.1-2252)\n\nA. Any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of § 55.1-2217,\n55.1-2218, 55.1-2219, 55.1-2220, 55.1-2221, 55.1-2229, 55.1-2233, or 55.1-2238,\nor any order issued pursuant to §§ 55.1-2247 through 55.1-2250 is\nguilty of a Class 5 felony.\n\t\t\tAny person who willfully violates any of the provisions of § 55.1-2226,\n55.1-2228, or 55.1-2244 or any order issued pursuant to §§ 55.1-2247\nthrough 55.1-2250 regarding a violation of § 55.1-2226, 55.1-2228, or\n55.1-2244 is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\t\t\tEach violation shall be deemed a separate offense.\n\nB. Any developer, member, agent or affiliate of any developer of time-shares\nregistered pursuant to § 55.1-2241, or any reseller, who violates any\nprovision of this chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter,\nand who is not criminally prosecuted, may be subject to a civil penalty. If it\nhas been determined by the Board upon or after a hearing that a respondent has\nviolated this chapter or the Board’s rules and regulations, the Board\nshall proceed to determine the amount of the civil penalty for such violation,\nwhich shall not exceed $2,000 for each violation. Such penalty may be sued for\nand recovered in the name of the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 462, \u00a7 55-400; 1983, c. 59; 1985, c. 517; 1991, c. 704; 2012,\nc. 751; 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}}