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This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 261<\/a> and 268<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57445,"section_number":"59.1-466.6","catch_line":"Ticket resale limitations; prohibition; exception","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-466.6\/"},{"id":84942,"section_number":"59.1-9.10","catch_line":"Investigation by Attorney General of suspected violations; civil investigative demand to witnesses; access to business records, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-9.10\/"}],"permalink":{"id":261697,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83476,"identifier":"59.1-466.7","token":"59.1\/38.2\/59.1-466.7","url":"\/59.1-466.7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-466.7\/","token":"59.1\/38.2\/59.1-466.7","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enforcement; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-466.7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Attorney General<\/span> may cause an action to be brought in the name of the Commonwealth to enjoin any violation of § 59.1-466.6<\/a> by any person and to recover a civil penalty<\/span> in the amount of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 for each such violation. Civil penalties paid pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the Literary Fund. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In an action brought under this section, the Attorney General<\/span> may recover damages<\/span> and such other relief allowed by law<\/span>, including restitution<\/span> on behalf of consumers injured by violations of § 59.1-466.6<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In an action brought under this section, the Attorney General<\/span> may recover reasonable expenses incurred in investigating and preparing the case, and attorneys’ fees. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Whenever the Attorney General<\/span> has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in, any violation of § 59.1-466.6<\/a>, the Attorney General<\/span> is empowered to issue<\/span> a civil investigative demand. The provisions of § 59.1-9.10<\/a> shall apply, mutatis mutandis<\/span>, to civil investigative demands issued pursuant to this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting any private cause of action<\/span> that may exist under any law<\/span> of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENFORCEMENT; PENALTIES (\u00a7 59.1-466.7)\n\nA. The Attorney General may cause an action to be brought in the name of the\nCommonwealth to enjoin any violation of § 59.1-466.6 by any person and to\nrecover a civil penalty in the amount of not less than $1,000 nor more than\n$5,000 for each such violation. Civil penalties paid pursuant to this section\nshall be deposited to the Literary Fund.\n\nB. In an action brought under this section, the Attorney General may recover\ndamages and such other relief allowed by law, including restitution on behalf of\nconsumers injured by violations of § 59.1-466.6.\n\nC. In an action brought under this section, the Attorney General may recover\nreasonable expenses incurred in investigating and preparing the case, and\nattorneys’ fees.\n\nD. Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person\nhas engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in, any violation of\n§ 59.1-466.6, the Attorney General is empowered to issue a civil\ninvestigative demand. The provisions of § 59.1-9.10 shall apply, mutatis\nmutandis, to civil investigative demands issued pursuant to this section.\n\nE. Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting any private cause of\naction that may exist under any law of the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, cc. 261, 268.","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}}