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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>72954</law_id><section_number>58.1-2265</section_number><catch_line>Improper sale or use of untaxed fuel; civil penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>46.2-217</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="58.1">Taxation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Taxes Administered by Other Agencies</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="22">Virginia Fuels Tax Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="7">Enforcement and Administration</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">person</span> committing any of the following acts shall be subject to the civil <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> specified in subsection B: <a id="paragraph-262769" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2265/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Selling or storing any <span class="dictionary">dyed diesel fuel</span> for <span class="dictionary">use</span> in a <span class="dictionary">highway vehicle</span> that is licensed or required to be licensed, unless that <span class="dictionary">use</span> is allowed under 26 U.S.C. &#xA7; 4082; <a id="paragraph-262770" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2265/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Willfully altering or attempting to alter the strength or composition of any dye or marker in any <span class="dictionary">dyed diesel fuel</span>; <a id="paragraph-262771" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2265/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Using <span class="dictionary">dyed diesel fuel</span> in a <span class="dictionary">highway vehicle</span> unless that <span class="dictionary">use</span> is allowed under 26 U.S.C. &#xA7; 4082; <a id="paragraph-262772" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2265/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Acquiring, selling or storing any fuel for <span class="dictionary">use</span> in a <span class="dictionary">watercraft</span>, aircraft, or <span class="dictionary">highway vehicle</span> that is licensed or required to be licensed unless the tax levied by this chapter has been paid; or <a id="paragraph-262773" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2265/#A4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Using any fuel in a <span class="dictionary">watercraft</span>, aircraft, or <span class="dictionary">highway vehicle</span> that is licensed or required to be licensed unless the tax levied by this chapter has been paid. <a id="paragraph-262774" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2265/#A5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The amount of the civil <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> for any act described in subsection A shall be the greater of $1,000 or ten dollars per gallon of fuel, based on the maximum storage capacity of the storage tank, container or storage tank of the <span class="dictionary">highway vehicle</span>, <span class="dictionary">watercraft</span> or aircraft. <a id="paragraph-262775" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2265/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> is authorized to reduce or <span class="dictionary">waive</span> any civil penalties under this section if the violation is due to a reasonable or good cause shown to the satisfaction of the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span>. <a id="paragraph-262776" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2265/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2000, cc. 729, 758.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
