{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/6.2-2620.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/6.2-2620.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/6.2-2620.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/6.2-2620.html"}],"law_id":63154,"edition_id":1,"section_id":63154,"structure_id":12857,"section_number":"6.2-2620","catch_line":"Investigating and restraining prohibited acts","history":"2020, cc. 1198, 1250.","full_text":"A\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of &#xA7; 59.1-199, whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in, or is engaging in, or is about to engage in any violation of this chapter, the Attorney General is empowered to issue a civil investigative demand. The provisions of &#xA7; 59.1-9.10 shall apply mutatis mutandis to civil investigative demands issued pursuant to this section.B\n\nNotwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the Attorney General may cause an action to be brought in the appropriate circuit court in the name of the Commonwealth to enjoin any violation of this chapter. The circuit court having jurisdiction may enjoin such violations notwithstanding the existence of an adequate remedy at law. In any action under this section, it shall not be necessary that damages be proved.C\n\nThe circuit courts are authorized to issue temporary or permanent injunctions to restrain and prevent violations of this chapter.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":230295,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of &#xA7; 59.1-199, whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in, or is engaging in, or is about to engage in any violation of this chapter, the Attorney General is empowered to issue a civil investigative demand. The provisions of &#xA7; 59.1-9.10 shall apply mutatis mutandis to civil investigative demands issued pursuant to this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":230296,"text":"Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the Attorney General may cause an action to be brought in the appropriate circuit court in the name of the Commonwealth to enjoin any violation of this chapter. The circuit court having jurisdiction may enjoin such violations notwithstanding the existence of an adequate remedy at law. In any action under this section, it shall not be necessary that damages be proved.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":230297,"text":"The circuit courts are authorized to issue temporary or permanent injunctions to restrain and prevent violations of this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":12857,"edition_id":1,"name":"Qualified Education Loan Servicers","identifier":"26","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12856,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","permalink":{"id":267179,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12857,"identifier":"26","token":"6.2\/IV\/26","url":"\/6.2\/IV\/26\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12856,"edition_id":1,"name":"Other Financial Activities","identifier":"IV","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12852,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","permalink":{"id":267075,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12856,"identifier":"IV","token":"6.2\/IV","url":"\/6.2\/IV\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12852,"edition_id":1,"name":"Financial Institutions and Services","identifier":"6.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","permalink":{"id":263249,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12852,"identifier":"6.2","token":"6.2","url":"\/6.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":79869,"structure_id":12857,"section_number":"6.2-2600","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/6.2-2600\/","token":"6.2\/IV\/26\/6.2-2600","metadata":false},{"id":56387,"structure_id":12857,"section_number":"6.2-2601","catch_line":"License requirement; 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examinations","url":"\/6.2-2613\/","token":"6.2\/IV\/26\/6.2-2613","metadata":false},{"id":61083,"structure_id":12857,"section_number":"6.2-2614","catch_line":"Annual fees","url":"\/6.2-2614\/","token":"6.2\/IV\/26\/6.2-2614","metadata":false},{"id":76191,"structure_id":12857,"section_number":"6.2-2615","catch_line":"Suspension or revocation of license","url":"\/6.2-2615\/","token":"6.2\/IV\/26\/6.2-2615","metadata":false},{"id":81753,"structure_id":12857,"section_number":"6.2-2616","catch_line":"Notice of proposed suspension or revocation","url":"\/6.2-2616\/","token":"6.2\/IV\/26\/6.2-2616","metadata":false},{"id":53994,"structure_id":12857,"section_number":"6.2-2617","catch_line":"Cease and desist orders","url":"\/6.2-2617\/","token":"6.2\/IV\/26\/6.2-2617","metadata":false},{"id":63307,"structure_id":12857,"section_number":"6.2-2618","catch_line":"Civil penalties","url":"\/6.2-2618\/","token":"6.2\/IV\/26\/6.2-2618","metadata":false},{"id":79951,"structure_id":12857,"section_number":"6.2-2619","catch_line":"Private cause of action","url":"\/6.2-2619\/","token":"6.2\/IV\/26\/6.2-2619","metadata":false},{"id":63154,"structure_id":12857,"section_number":"6.2-2620","catch_line":"Investigating and restraining prohibited acts","url":"\/6.2-2620\/","token":"6.2\/IV\/26\/6.2-2620","metadata":false},{"id":60246,"structure_id":12857,"section_number":"6.2-2621","catch_line":"Violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act","url":"\/6.2-2621\/","token":"6.2\/IV\/26\/6.2-2621","metadata":false},{"id":69784,"structure_id":12857,"section_number":"6.2-2622","catch_line":"Regulations","url":"\/6.2-2622\/","token":"6.2\/IV\/26\/6.2-2622","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":79951,"structure_id":12857,"section_number":"6.2-2619","catch_line":"Private cause of action","url":"\/6.2-2619\/","token":"6.2\/IV\/26\/6.2-2619","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":60246,"structure_id":12857,"section_number":"6.2-2621","catch_line":"Violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act","url":"\/6.2-2621\/","token":"6.2\/IV\/26\/6.2-2621","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/6.2-2620\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1198\">1198<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1250\">1250<\/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":69020,"section_number":"59.1-199","catch_line":"Exclusions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-199\/"},{"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":267261,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63154,"identifier":"6.2-2620","token":"6.2\/IV\/26\/6.2-2620","url":"\/6.2-2620\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-2620\/","token":"6.2\/IV\/26\/6.2-2620","dublin_core":{"Title":"Investigating and restraining prohibited acts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-2620","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Exclusions\" href=\"\/59.1-199\/\">59.1-199<\/a>, whenever the <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span> has reasonable cause to believe that any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> has engaged in, or is engaging in, or is about to engage in any violation of this chapter, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span> is empowered to <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> a civil investigative demand. The provisions of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Investigation by Attorney General of suspected violations; civil investigative demand to witnesses; access to business records, etc\" href=\"\/59.1-9.10\/\">59.1-9.10<\/a> shall apply <span class=\"dictionary\">mutatis mutandis<\/span> to civil investigative demands issued pursuant to this section. <a id=\"paragraph-230295\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-2620\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provisions of <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> to the contrary, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span> may cause an action to be brought in the appropriate <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> in the name of the Commonwealth to enjoin any violation of this chapter. The <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> having <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> may enjoin such violations notwithstanding the existence of an adequate remedy at <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>. In any action under this section, it shall not be necessary that <span class=\"dictionary\">damages<\/span> be proved. <a id=\"paragraph-230296\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-2620\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">courts<\/span> are authorized to <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> temporary or permanent <span class=\"dictionary\">injunctions<\/span> to restrain and prevent violations of this chapter. <a id=\"paragraph-230297\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-2620\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINVESTIGATING AND RESTRAINING PROHIBITED ACTS (\u00a7 6.2-2620)\n\nA. Notwithstanding the provisions of &#xA7; 59.1-199, whenever the Attorney\nGeneral has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in, or is\nengaging in, or is about to engage in any violation of this chapter, the\nAttorney General is empowered to issue a civil investigative demand. The\nprovisions of &#xA7; 59.1-9.10 shall apply mutatis mutandis to civil\ninvestigative demands issued pursuant to this section.\n\nB. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the Attorney\nGeneral may cause an action to be brought in the appropriate circuit court in\nthe name of the Commonwealth to enjoin any violation of this chapter. The\ncircuit court having jurisdiction may enjoin such violations notwithstanding the\nexistence of an adequate remedy at law. In any action under this section, it\nshall not be necessary that damages be proved.\n\nC. The circuit courts are authorized to issue temporary or permanent injunctions\nto restrain and prevent violations of this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 1198, 1250.","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}}