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The Department may issue a summons for collection of the civil penalty, and the action may be prosecuted in the appropriate circuit court. When the penalties are assessed by the court as a result of a summons issued by the Department, the court shall direct the penalty to be paid into the state treasury and deposited by the State Treasurer into the Stormwater Local Assistance Fund established pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:29.1.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":234743,"text":"Transfer of certified nutrient credits by an operator of a nutrient credit-generating entity may be suspended by the Department until such time as the operator comes into compliance with this article and attendant regulations.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":234744,"text":"Any operator of a nutrient credit-generating entity who violates any provision of this article, or of any regulations adopted hereunder, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 within the discretion of the court. 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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 748<\/a> and 808<\/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":[{"id":57904,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:29.1","catch_line":"Stormwater Local Assistance Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15_29.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57904,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:29.1","catch_line":"Stormwater Local Assistance Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15_29.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":269955,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64495,"identifier":"62.1-44.19:22","token":"62.1\/3.1\/4.02\/62.1-44.19_22","url":"\/62.1-44.19_22\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.19_22\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/4.02\/62.1-44.19_22","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enforcement and penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.19:22","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Transfer of certified nutrient credits<\/span> by an operator of a nutrient credit<\/span>-generating entity<\/span> may be suspended by the Department<\/span> until such time as the operator comes into compliance with this article and attendant regulations<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any operator of a nutrient credit<\/span>-generating entity<\/span> who violates any provision of this article, or of any regulations<\/span> adopted hereunder, shall be subject to a civil penalty<\/span> not to exceed $10,000 within the discretion of the court<\/span>. The Department<\/span> may issue<\/span> a summons<\/span> for collection of the civil penalty<\/span>, and the action may be prosecuted in the appropriate circuit<\/span> court<\/span>. When the penalties are assessed by the court<\/span> as a result of a summons<\/span> issued by the Department<\/span>, the court<\/span> shall direct the penalty<\/span> to be paid into the state treasury and deposited by the State Treasurer into the Stormwater Local Assistance Fund established pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:29.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES (\u00a7 62.1-44.19:22)\n\nA. Transfer of certified nutrient credits by an operator of a nutrient\ncredit-generating entity may be suspended by the Department until such time as\nthe operator comes into compliance with this article and attendant regulations.\n\nB. Any operator of a nutrient credit-generating entity who violates any\nprovision of this article, or of any regulations adopted hereunder, shall be\nsubject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 within the discretion of the\ncourt. The Department may issue a summons for collection of the civil penalty,\nand the action may be prosecuted in the appropriate circuit court. When the\npenalties are assessed by the court as a result of a summons issued by the\nDepartment, the court shall direct the penalty to be paid into the state\ntreasury and deposited by the State Treasurer into the Stormwater Local\nAssistance Fund established pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:29.1.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, cc. 748, 808, \u00a7 10.1-603.15:4; 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}}