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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>66328</law_id><section_number>62.1-44.15:60</section_number><catch_line>Right of entry</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="62.1">Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="3.1">State Water Control Law</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2.4">Erosion and Sediment Control Law for Localities Not Administering a Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In addition to the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>&#x2019;s authority set forth in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Right to entry to obtain information, etc" href="/62.1-44.20/">62.1-44.20</a>, a locality serving as a <span class="dictionary">VESCP authority</span> or any duly authorized agent thereof may, at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, enter any <span class="dictionary">establishment</span> or upon any property, public or private, for the purpose of obtaining information or conducting surveys or investigations necessary in the enforcement of the provisions of this article.
		In accordance with a performance <span class="dictionary">bond</span> with <span class="dictionary">surety</span>, cash escrow, letter of credit, any combination thereof, or such other legal arrangement, a <span class="dictionary">VESCP authority</span> may also enter any <span class="dictionary">establishment</span> or upon any property, public or private, for the purpose of initiating or maintaining appropriate actions that are required by the conditions imposed by the <span class="dictionary">VESCP authority</span> on a <span class="dictionary">land-disturbing activity</span> when an <span class="dictionary">owner</span>, after proper notice, has failed to take acceptable action within the time specified.</p></section></text><history>2012, cc. 785, 819, &#xA7; 10.1-566.2; 2013, cc. 756, 793; 2016, cc. 68, 758.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
