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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>62821</law_id><section_number>10.1-1184.2</section_number><catch_line>Regulations; civil penalties; written notice of violation</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="10.1">Conservation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Activities Administered by Other Entities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="11.1">Department of Environmental Quality</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Prior to assessing any civil <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Issuance of special orders; civil penalties" href="/10.1-1309/">10.1-1309</a>, <a class="law" title="Penalties and enforcement" href="/10.1-1455/">10.1-1455</a>, or <a class="law" title="Powers and duties; civil penalties" href="/62.1-44.15/">62.1-44.15</a> against any person for an alleged violation of a regulation adopted by a <span class="dictionary">Board</span> or permit issued by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> shall inform such person in writing of the alleged violation, the potential penalties for such violation, and the actions necessary to achieve compliance and remediate the alleged violation. The <span class="dictionary">Department</span> may allow the person 30 days to take such actions and to provide any additional, relevant <span class="dictionary">facts</span> to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, including <span class="dictionary">facts</span> that demonstrate a good-faith attempt to achieve compliance. If compliance has not been achieved and the alleged violation remediated after the 30 days, the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> or the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall proceed in accordance with &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Issuance of special orders; civil penalties" href="/10.1-1309/">10.1-1309</a>, <a class="law" title="Penalties and enforcement" href="/10.1-1455/">10.1-1455</a>, or <a class="law" title="Powers and duties; civil penalties" href="/62.1-44.15/">62.1-44.15</a>, as applicable.
		For purposes of this section, &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Board</span>&#x201D; means the State Air Pollution Control <span class="dictionary">Board</span>, the Virginia Waste Management <span class="dictionary">Board</span>, or the State Water Control <span class="dictionary">Board</span>.</p></section></text><history>2023, c. 718.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
