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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 721 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. 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 1991, chapter 718.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73108,"section_number":"10.1-2500","catch_line":"Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2500\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":269031,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85993,"identifier":"62.1-252","token":"62.1\/24\/62.1-252","url":"\/62.1-252\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-252\/","token":"62.1\/24\/62.1-252","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalties; injunctions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-252","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty<\/span> not to exceed $1,000 for each violation. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> With the consent of any person in violation of this chapter, the Board<\/span> may provide, in an order<\/span> issued by the Board<\/span> against the person, for the payment of civil charges. These charges shall be in lieu of civil charges imposed by the court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In order<\/span> to protect the public interest of the Commonwealth, the Board<\/span> may seek injunctive relief against any person violating any provision of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The civil penalties and civil charges provided for in this section shall be paid into the state treasury and deposited by the State Treasurer into the Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund pursuant to Chapter 25 of Title 10.1. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTIES; INJUNCTIONS (\u00a7 62.1-252)\n\nA. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a\ncivil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation. Each day of violation\nshall constitute a separate offense.\n\nB. With the consent of any person in violation of this chapter, the Board may\nprovide, in an order issued by the Board against the person, for the payment of\ncivil charges. These charges shall be in lieu of civil charges imposed by the\ncourt.\n\nC. In order to protect the public interest of the Commonwealth, the Board may\nseek injunctive relief against any person violating any provision of this\nchapter.\n\nD. The civil penalties and civil charges provided for in this section shall be\npaid into the state treasury and deposited by the State Treasurer into the\nVirginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund pursuant to Chapter 25 of Title\n10.1.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 721; 1991, c. 718.","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}}