                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PENALTY (§ 54.1-2023)

In addition to the powers vested in the Board, in any action brought under this
chapter, if a court finds that a person has willfully engaged in an act or
practice in violation of this chapter, the Attorney General, the attorney for
the Commonwealth, or the attorney for the locality may recover for the Literary
Fund, upon petition to the court, a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 per
violation. For purposes of this section, prima facie evidence of a willful
violation may be shown when the Attorney General, the attorney for the
Commonwealth, or the attorney for the locality notifies the alleged violator by
certified mail that an act or practice is a violation of this chapter and the
alleged violator, after receipt of the notice, continues to engage in the act or
practice.
		Violations of this chapter shall constitute separate and distinct offenses. If
the acts or activities violating this chapter also violate another provision of
law, an action brought under this chapter shall not prohibit or bar any
prosecution or proceeding under such other provision or the imposition or any
penalties provided for thereby.

HISTORY: 2010, c. 508; 2012, c. 405.