                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

METHAMPHETAMINE LAB CLEANUP COSTS; LOCALITIES MAY CHARGE FOR REIMBURSEMENT (§
15.2-1716.2)

Any locality may provide by ordinance that any person who is convicted of an
offense for manufacture of methamphetamine pursuant to § 18.2-248 or
18.2-248.03 shall be liable at the time of sentencing or in a separate civil
action to the locality or to any other law-enforcement entity for the expense in
cleaning up any methamphetamine lab related to the conviction. The amount
charged shall not exceed the actual expenses associated with cleanup, removal,
or repair of the affected property or the replacement cost of personal
protective equipment used.

HISTORY: 2012, cc. 517, 616.