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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>71905</law_id><section_number>36-114.1</section_number><catch_line>Appeals of Review Board decisions related to stop work orders</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="36">Housing</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="6">Uniform Statewide Building Code</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">State Building Code Technical Review Board</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>If, during an <span class="dictionary">appeal</span> pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Short title; purpose" href="/2.2-4000/">2.2-4000</a> et seq.) of the <span class="dictionary">Review Board</span>&#x2019;s decision with respect to the issuance of a <span class="dictionary">stop work order</span> by a local <span class="dictionary">building</span> official, the <span class="dictionary">court</span> finds in favor of the <span class="dictionary">party</span> that was issued the <span class="dictionary">stop work order</span>, such <span class="dictionary">party</span> shall be entitled to recover its actual costs of <span class="dictionary">litigation</span>, including <span class="dictionary">court</span> costs, attorney fees, and <span class="dictionary">witness</span> fees, from the locality responsible for issuing the <span class="dictionary">stop work order</span>.</p></section></text><history>2023, cc. 446, 448.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
