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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>72235</law_id><section_number>40.1-10</section_number><catch_line>Offenses in regard to examinations, inspections, etc</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="40.1">Labor and Employment</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">Department of Labor and Industry</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>If any person who may be sworn to give <span class="dictionary">testimony</span> shall willfully fail or refuse to answer any legal and proper question propounded to him concerning the subject of such examination as indicated in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Powers and duties of Commissioner" href="/40.1-6/">40.1-6</a>, or if any person to whom a written or printed list of such <span class="dictionary">interrogatories</span> has been furnished by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> shall neglect or refuse to answer fully and return the same under <span class="dictionary">oath</span>, or if any person in charge of any <span class="dictionary">business establishment</span> shall refuse admission to, or obstruct in any manner the inspection or investigation of such establishment or the proper performance of the authorized duties of the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> or any of his representatives, he shall be guilty of a <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>. Such person, upon <span class="dictionary">conviction</span> thereof, shall be fined not exceeding $100 nor less than $25 or imprisoned in jail not exceeding 90 days, or both.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 40-8; 1962, c. 66; 1970, c. 321.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
