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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>76671</law_id><section_number>4.1-335</section_number><catch_line>Enjoining nuisances</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="4.1">Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Alcoholic Beverage Control Act</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">Prohibited Practices; Penalties; Procedural Matters</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="3">Procedural Matters</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> In addition to the penalties imposed by &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Maintaining common nuisances; penalties" href="/4.1-317/">4.1-317</a>, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>, its <span class="dictionary">special agents</span>, the attorney for the Commonwealth, or any citizen of the county, city, or town where a common nuisance as defined in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Maintaining common nuisances; penalties" href="/4.1-317/">4.1-317</a> exists may maintain a suit in <span class="dictionary">equity</span> in the name of the Commonwealth to enjoin the common nuisance. <a id="paragraph-275239" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/4.1-335/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">courts</span> of <span class="dictionary">equity</span> shall have <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span>, and in every case where the bill charges, on the knowledge or belief of the complainant, and is sworn to by two reputable citizens, that <span class="dictionary">alcoholic beverages</span> are manufactured, stored, sold, dispensed, given away, or used in such house, building or other place described in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Maintaining common nuisances; penalties" href="/4.1-317/">4.1-317</a> contrary to the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of the Commonwealth, an <span class="dictionary">injunction</span> shall be granted as soon as the bill is presented to the <span class="dictionary">court</span>. The <span class="dictionary">injunction</span> shall enjoin and restrain the owners, tenants, their agents, employees, servants, and any person connected with such house, building or other place, and all persons whomsoever from manufacturing, storing, selling, dispensing, giving away, or using <span class="dictionary">alcoholic beverages</span> on such premises. The <span class="dictionary">injunction</span> shall also restrain all persons from removing any alcoholic beverage then on such premises until the further <span class="dictionary">order</span> of the <span class="dictionary">court</span>. If the <span class="dictionary">court</span> is satisfied that the <span class="dictionary">material</span> <span class="dictionary">allegations</span> of the bill are true, although the premises complained of may not then be unlawfully used, it shall continue the <span class="dictionary">injunction</span> against such place for a period of time as the <span class="dictionary">court</span> deems proper. The <span class="dictionary">injunction</span> may be dissolved if a proper case is shown for dissolution. <a id="paragraph-275240" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/4.1-335/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 4-82; 1993, c. 866.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
