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Such locality may utilize the civil penalty provisions in subdivision A 2 of \u00a7 62.1-44.15:48, the injunctive authority as provided for in subsection C of \u00a7 62.1-44.15:48, the civil charges as authorized in \u00a7 62.1-44.15:25.1, and the criminal provisions in \u00a7 62.1-44.32, to enforce the ordinance. At the request of another MS4, the locality may apply the penalties provided for in this section to direct or indirect discharges to any MS4 located within its jurisdiction.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":296694,"text":"Each locality subject to an MS4 permit shall adopt an ordinance to implement a municipal separate storm sewer system management program that is consistent with this chapter and that contains provisions as required to comply with an MS4 permit. Such locality may utilize the civil penalty provisions in subdivision A 2 of \u00a7 62.1-44.15:48, the injunctive authority as provided for in subsection C of \u00a7 62.1-44.15:48, the civil charges as authorized in \u00a7 62.1-44.15:25.1, and the criminal provisions in \u00a7 62.1-44.32, to enforce the ordinance. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0013\">13<\/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 3 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 2012, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0785\">785<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0819\">819<\/a>; in 2013, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0756\">756<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0793\">793<\/a>; in 2016, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0068\">68<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0758\">758<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60262,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:25.1","catch_line":"Additional local authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15_25.1\/"},{"id":71859,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:48","catch_line":"Penalties, injunctions, and other legal actions","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15_48\/"},{"id":69253,"section_number":"62.1-44.32","catch_line":"Penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.32\/"}],"permalink":{"id":269611,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82760,"identifier":"62.1-44.15:49","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.3\/62.1-44.15_49","url":"\/62.1-44.15_49\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.15_49\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.3\/62.1-44.15_49","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enforcement authority of MS4 localities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.15:49","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Each locality subject to an MS4 <span class=\"dictionary\">permit<\/span> shall adopt an <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span> to implement a <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">municipal separate storm sewer<\/span> system management program<\/span> that is consistent with this chapter and that contains provisions as required to comply with an MS4 <span class=\"dictionary\">permit<\/span>. Such locality may utilize the civil <span class=\"dictionary\">penalty<\/span> provisions in <span class=\"dictionary\">subdivision<\/span> A 2 of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Penalties, injunctions, and other legal actions\" href=\"\/62.1-44.15_48\/\">62.1-44.15:48<\/a>, the injunctive authority as provided for in subsection C of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Penalties, injunctions, and other legal actions\" href=\"\/62.1-44.15_48\/\">62.1-44.15:48<\/a>, the civil charges as authorized in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Additional local authority\" href=\"\/62.1-44.15_25.1\/\">62.1-44.15:25.1<\/a>, and the criminal provisions in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Penalties\" href=\"\/62.1-44.32\/\">62.1-44.32<\/a>, to enforce the <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span>. At the request of another MS4, the locality may apply the penalties provided for in this section to direct or indirect discharges to any MS4 located within its <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF MS4 LOCALITIES (\u00a7 62.1-44.15:49)\n\nEach locality subject to an MS4 permit shall adopt an ordinance to implement a\nmunicipal separate storm sewer system management program that is consistent with\nthis chapter and that contains provisions as required to comply with an MS4\npermit. Such locality may utilize the civil penalty provisions in subdivision A\n2 of \u00a7 62.1-44.15:48, the injunctive authority as provided for in subsection C\nof \u00a7 62.1-44.15:48, the civil charges as authorized in \u00a7 62.1-44.15:25.1, and\nthe criminal provisions in \u00a7 62.1-44.32, to enforce the ordinance. At the\nrequest of another MS4, the locality may apply the penalties provided for in\nthis section to direct or indirect discharges to any MS4 located within its\njurisdiction.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, c. 13, \u00a7 10.1-603.14:1; 2012, cc. 785, 819; 2013, cc. 756, 793;\n2016, cc. 68, 758.","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}}