                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ENJOINING NUISANCES INVOLVING ILLEGAL DRUG TRANSACTIONS (§ 48-17)

The attorney for the Commonwealth, or any citizen of the county, city, or town,
where such a nuisance as is described in § 18.2-258 exists, may, in addition to
any other remedies and punishment, maintain a suit in equity in the name of the
Commonwealth to enjoin the same. The attorney for the Commonwealth shall not be
required to prosecute any suit brought by a citizen under this section. In every
case where the bill charges, on the knowledge or belief of the complainant, and
is sworn to by two witnesses, that a nuisance exists as described in §
18.2-258, a temporary injunction may be granted as soon as the bill is presented
to the court provided reasonable notice has been given. The injunction shall
enjoin and restrain any owners, tenants, their agents, employees, and any other
person from contributing to or maintaining the nuisance and may impose such
other requirements as the court deems appropriate. If, after a hearing, the
court finds that the material allegations of the bill are true, although the
premises complained of may not then be unlawfully used, it shall continue the
injunction against such persons or premises for such period of time as it deems
appropriate, with the right to dissolve the injunction upon a proper showing by
the owner of the premises.

HISTORY: 2004, c. 462.