                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 COLLECTION OF DEBTS (§ 45.2-1214)

The amount by which the cost of reclamation exceeds the amount of the
operator&#8217;s forfeited bond shall constitute a debt of the operator to the
Commonwealth. The Director is authorized to collect such debts, together with
the cost of collection, through appropriate legal action or by declaring the
forfeiture of other payments. Moneys collected through legal action, less the
cost of collections, shall be deposited in the Special Reclamation Fund created
pursuant to § 45.2-1207.

HISTORY: 1981, c. 76, § 45.1-186.2; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.