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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 341 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 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":81960,"section_number":"40.1-49.4","catch_line":"Enforcement of this title and standards, rules or regulations for safety and health; orders of Commissioner; proceedings in circuit court; injunctions; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-49.4\/"}],"permalink":{"id":261327,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83236,"identifier":"59.1-412","token":"59.1\/30\/59.1-412","url":"\/59.1-412\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-412\/","token":"59.1\/30\/59.1-412","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enforcement of chapter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-412","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The provisions of this chapter shall be considered as safety and health standards of the Commonwealth and enforced as to employers pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Enforcement of this title and standards, rules or regulations for safety and health; orders of Commissioner; proceedings in circuit court; injunctions; penalties\" href=\"\/40.1-49.4\/\">40.1-49.4<\/a> by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.\n\t\tIn the case of violations of this chapter over which the Commissioner of Labor and Industry does not have enforcement powers pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Enforcement of this title and standards, rules or regulations for safety and health; orders of Commissioner; proceedings in circuit court; injunctions; penalties\" href=\"\/40.1-49.4\/\">40.1-49.4<\/a>, a civil <span class=\"dictionary\">penalty<\/span> of up to $1,000 may be imposed at the discretion of the general district <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> for the <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> in which the <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> occurred.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER (\u00a7 59.1-412)\n\nThe provisions of this chapter shall be considered as safety and health\nstandards of the Commonwealth and enforced as to employers pursuant to \u00a7\n40.1-49.4 by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.\n\t\tIn the case of violations of this chapter over which the Commissioner of Labor\nand Industry does not have enforcement powers pursuant to \u00a7 40.1-49.4, a civil\npenalty of up to $1,000 may be imposed at the discretion of the general district\ncourt for the jurisdiction in which the offense occurred.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 341.","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}}