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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 785<\/a> and 819<\/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 2 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 2013, chapters 756<\/a> and 793<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 68<\/a> and 758<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57878,"section_number":"62.1-44.20","catch_line":"Right to entry to obtain information, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.20\/"}],"permalink":{"id":269677,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66328,"identifier":"62.1-44.15:60","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.4\/62.1-44.15_60","url":"\/62.1-44.15_60\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.15_60\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.4\/62.1-44.15_60","dublin_core":{"Title":"Right of entry","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.15:60","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In addition to the Board<\/span>’s authority set forth in \u00a7 62.1-44.20<\/a>, a locality serving as a VESCP authority<\/span> or any duly authorized agent thereof may, at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, enter any establishment<\/span> or upon any property, public or private, for the purpose of obtaining information or conducting surveys or investigations necessary in the enforcement of the provisions of this article.\n\t\tIn accordance with a performance bond<\/span> with surety<\/span>, cash escrow, letter of credit, any combination thereof, or such other legal arrangement, a VESCP authority<\/span> may also enter any establishment<\/span> or upon any property, public or private, for the purpose of initiating or maintaining appropriate actions that are required by the conditions imposed by the VESCP authority<\/span> on a land-disturbing activity<\/span> when an owner<\/span>, after proper notice, has failed to take acceptable action within the time specified.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRIGHT OF ENTRY (\u00a7 62.1-44.15:60)\n\nIn addition to the Board’s authority set forth in \u00a7 62.1-44.20, a\nlocality serving as a VESCP authority or any duly authorized agent thereof may,\nat reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, enter any establishment\nor upon any property, public or private, for the purpose of obtaining\ninformation or conducting surveys or investigations necessary in the enforcement\nof the provisions of this article.\n\t\tIn accordance with a performance bond with surety, cash escrow, letter of\ncredit, any combination thereof, or such other legal arrangement, a VESCP\nauthority may also enter any establishment or upon any property, public or\nprivate, for the purpose of initiating or maintaining appropriate actions that\nare required by the conditions imposed by the VESCP authority on a\nland-disturbing activity when an owner, after proper notice, has failed to take\nacceptable action within the time specified.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, cc. 785, 819, \u00a7 10.1-566.2; 2013, cc. 756, 793; 2016, cc. 68,\n758.","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}}