{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/59.1-163.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/59.1-163.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/59.1-163.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/59.1-163.html"}],"law_id":55854,"edition_id":1,"section_id":55854,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-163","catch_line":"Penalty for violation","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 59-56; 1968, c. 439; 1992, c. 885; 2009, c. 650.","full_text":"Any person selling any motor fuel or lubricating oil which does not comply with the specifications provided in this chapter, or violating any of the provisions of the chapter, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any dealer in any motor fuel who receives motor fuel meeting the requirements of this chapter and who thereafter adulterates any such motor fuel or mixes it with inferior motor fuel, so that the resulting product does not meet the requirements of this chapter, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":204605,"text":"Any person selling any motor fuel or lubricating oil which does not comply with the specifications provided in this chapter, or violating any of the provisions of the chapter, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any dealer in any motor fuel who receives motor fuel meeting the requirements of this chapter and who thereafter adulterates any such motor fuel or mixes it with inferior motor fuel, so that the resulting product does not meet the requirements of this chapter, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14471,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Fuels and Lubricating Oils","identifier":"12","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12809,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:15","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:15","permalink":{"id":259645,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14471,"identifier":"12","token":"59.1\/12","url":"\/59.1\/12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12809,"edition_id":1,"name":"Trade and Commerce","identifier":"59.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":259521,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12809,"identifier":"59.1","token":"59.1","url":"\/59.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":75950,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-149","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/59.1-149\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-149","metadata":false},{"id":86260,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-150","catch_line":"Motor fuel subject to inspection and testing","url":"\/59.1-150\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-150","metadata":false},{"id":66305,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-151","catch_line":"Statements to be filed by manufacturers, wholesalers and jobbers","url":"\/59.1-151\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-151","metadata":false},{"id":75461,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-152","catch_line":"Collection and analysis of samples","url":"\/59.1-152\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-152","metadata":false},{"id":61395,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-153","catch_line":"Methods of making inspection","url":"\/59.1-153\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-153","metadata":false},{"id":58289,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-154","catch_line":"Inspection and testing under supervision of Commissioner","url":"\/59.1-154\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-154","metadata":false},{"id":73561,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-155","catch_line":"Prohibiting sale of defective motor fuel","url":"\/59.1-155\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-155","metadata":false},{"id":85974,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-155.1","catch_line":"Engine coolant and antifreeze bittering agent; penalty","url":"\/59.1-155.1\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-155.1","metadata":false},{"id":79968,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-156","catch_line":"Rules and regulations","url":"\/59.1-156\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-156","metadata":false},{"id":84042,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-157","catch_line":"Complaints to Commissioner","url":"\/59.1-157\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-157","metadata":false},{"id":63118,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-158","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/59.1-158\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-158","metadata":false},{"id":63657,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-162","catch_line":"Cooperation by state agencies","url":"\/59.1-162\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-162","metadata":false},{"id":67890,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-162.1","catch_line":"Direct fueling of commercial vehicles authorized; conditions","url":"\/59.1-162.1\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-162.1","metadata":false},{"id":55854,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-163","catch_line":"Penalty for violation","url":"\/59.1-163\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-163","metadata":false},{"id":65003,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-164","catch_line":"Duty of attorney for the Commonwealth","url":"\/59.1-164\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-164","metadata":false},{"id":77031,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-165","catch_line":"Chemical analysis as evidence","url":"\/59.1-165\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-165","metadata":false},{"id":61351,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-166","catch_line":"Enforcement by Commissioner","url":"\/59.1-166\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-166","metadata":false},{"id":61145,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-167","catch_line":"Conflicting local laws and ordinances prohibited","url":"\/59.1-167\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-167","metadata":false},{"id":80379,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-167.1","catch_line":"Labeling of motor fuels; notification to reseller","url":"\/59.1-167.1\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-167.1","metadata":false},{"id":77338,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-167.2","catch_line":"Civil penalties","url":"\/59.1-167.2\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-167.2","metadata":false},{"id":75589,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-167.3","catch_line":"Delegation of authority","url":"\/59.1-167.3\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-167.3","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":67890,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-162.1","catch_line":"Direct fueling of commercial vehicles authorized; conditions","url":"\/59.1-162.1\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-162.1","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":65003,"structure_id":14471,"section_number":"59.1-164","catch_line":"Duty of attorney for the Commonwealth","url":"\/59.1-164\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-164","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/59.1-163\/","history_text":"<p>The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1968, chapter 439; in 1992, chapter 885; in 2009, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?091+ful+CHAP0650\">650<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77338,"section_number":"59.1-167.2","catch_line":"Civil penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-167.2\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":259699,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55854,"identifier":"59.1-163","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-163","url":"\/59.1-163\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-163\/","token":"59.1\/12\/59.1-163","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalty for violation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-163","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any person selling any <span class=\"dictionary\">motor fuel<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">lubricating oil<\/span> which does not comply with the specifications provided in this chapter, or violating any of the provisions of the chapter, shall be guilty of a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. Any dealer in any <span class=\"dictionary\">motor fuel<\/span> who receives <span class=\"dictionary\">motor fuel<\/span> meeting the requirements of this chapter and who thereafter adulterates any such <span class=\"dictionary\">motor fuel<\/span> or mixes it with inferior <span class=\"dictionary\">motor fuel<\/span>, so that the resulting product does not meet the requirements of this chapter, shall be guilty of a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTY FOR VIOLATION (\u00a7 59.1-163)\n\nAny person selling any motor fuel or lubricating oil which does not comply with\nthe specifications provided in this chapter, or violating any of the provisions\nof the chapter, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any dealer in any\nmotor fuel who receives motor fuel meeting the requirements of this chapter and\nwho thereafter adulterates any such motor fuel or mixes it with inferior motor\nfuel, so that the resulting product does not meet the requirements of this\nchapter, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 59-56; 1968, c. 439; 1992, c. 885; 2009, c. 650.","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}}