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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>58705</law_id><section_number>10.1-1311</section_number><catch_line>Penalties for noncompliance; judicial review</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>10.1-2500</reference></referred_to_by><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="13">Air Pollution Control Board</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> is authorized to promulgate regulations providing for the determination of a formula for the basis of the amount of any noncompliance <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> to be assessed by a <span class="dictionary">court</span> pursuant to subsection B hereof, in conformance with the requirements of &#xA7; 120 of the federal Clean Air Act, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder. Any regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Short title; purpose" href="/2.2-4000/">2.2-4000</a> et seq.). <a id="paragraph-215135" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-1311/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Upon a determination of the amount by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> shall <span class="dictionary">petition</span> the <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> <span class="dictionary">court</span> of the county or city wherein the <span class="dictionary">owner</span> subject to such noncompliance assessment resides, regularly or systematically conducts affairs or business activities, or where such <span class="dictionary">owner</span>&#x2019;s property affected by the administrative action is located for an <span class="dictionary">order</span> requiring payment of a noncompliance <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> in a sum the <span class="dictionary">court</span> deems appropriate. <a id="paragraph-215136" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-1311/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">order</span> issued by a <span class="dictionary">court</span> pursuant to this section may be enforced as a <span class="dictionary">judgment</span> of the <span class="dictionary">court</span>. All sums collected, less the assessment and collection costs, shall be paid into the state treasury and deposited by the State Treasurer into the Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund pursuant to Chapter 25 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund established" href="/10.1-2500/">10.1-2500</a> et seq.) of this title. <a id="paragraph-215137" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-1311/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> assessed under this section shall be in addition to permits, fees, <span class="dictionary">orders</span>, payments, <span class="dictionary">sanctions</span>, or other requirements under this chapter, and shall in no way affect any civil or criminal enforcement proceedings brought under other provisions of this chapter. <a id="paragraph-215138" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-1311/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1979, c. 65, &#xA7; 10-17.18:3; 1988, c. 891; 1991, c. 718; 2022, c. 356.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
