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This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 790<\/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. 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 2010, chapter 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85410,"section_number":"6.2-2001","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) License requirement; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-2001\/"},{"id":67990,"section_number":"6.2-2018","catch_line":"Suspension or revocation of license","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-2018\/"},{"id":75871,"section_number":"6.2-2019","catch_line":"Cease and desist orders","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-2019\/"}],"permalink":{"id":266711,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76436,"identifier":"6.2-2021","token":"6.2\/III\/20\/6.2-2021","url":"\/6.2-2021\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-2021\/","token":"6.2\/III\/20\/6.2-2021","dublin_core":{"Title":"Civil penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-2021","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In addition to the authority conferred under §§ 6.2-2018<\/a> and 6.2-2019<\/a>, the Commission<\/span> may impose a civil penalty<\/span> not exceeding $1,000 upon any person<\/span> who it determines, in proceedings commenced in accordance with the Commission<\/span>’s Rules, has violated any of the provisions of this chapter. For the purposes of this section, each separate violation shall be subject to the civil penalty<\/span> herein prescribed. In the case of a violation of § 6.2-2001<\/a>, each DMP<\/span> entered into shall constitute a separate violation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall have jurisdiction<\/span> to impose civil penalties upon any person<\/span>, regardless of whether such person<\/span> is present in the Commonwealth, who obtains money or funds from a consumer<\/span> for transmission to the consumer<\/span>’s creditors<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCIVIL PENALTIES (\u00a7 6.2-2021)\n\nA. In addition to the authority conferred under §§ 6.2-2018 and\n6.2-2019, the Commission may impose a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000 upon\nany person who it determines, in proceedings commenced in accordance with the\nCommission’s Rules, has violated any of the provisions of this chapter.\nFor the purposes of this section, each separate violation shall be subject to\nthe civil penalty herein prescribed. In the case of a violation of §\n6.2-2001, each DMP entered into shall constitute a separate violation.\n\nB. The Commission shall have jurisdiction to impose civil penalties upon any\nperson, regardless of whether such person is present in the Commonwealth, who\nobtains money or funds from a consumer for transmission to the consumer’s\ncreditors.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, c. 790, \u00a7 6.1-363.23; 2010, c. 794.","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}}