                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RESTRAINING PROHIBITED ACTS (§ 59.1-203)

A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the Attorney
General, any attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for any city,
county, or town may cause an action to be brought in the appropriate circuit
court in the name of the Commonwealth, or of the county, city, or town to enjoin
any violation of &#xA7; 59.1-200 or 59.1-200.1. The circuit court having
jurisdiction may enjoin such violations notwithstanding the existence of an
adequate remedy at law. In any action under this section, it shall not be
necessary that damages be proved.

B. Unless the Attorney General, any attorney for the Commonwealth, or the
attorney for any county, city, or town determines that a person subject to the
provisions of this chapter intends to depart from this Commonwealth or to remove
his property herefrom, or to conceal himself or his property herein, or on a
reasonable determination that irreparable harm may occur if immediate action is
not taken, he shall, before initiating any legal proceedings as provided in this
section, give notice in writing that such proceedings are contemplated, and
allow such person a reasonable opportunity to appear before said attorney and
show that a violation did not occur or execute an assurance of voluntary
compliance, as provided in &#xA7; 59.1-202.

C. The circuit courts are authorized to issue temporary or permanent injunctions
to restrain and prevent violations of &#xA7; 59.1-200 or 59.1-200.1.

D. The Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, or
his duly authorized representative, shall have the power to inquire into
possible violations of subdivisions A 18, 28, 29, 31, 39, 41, as it relates to
motor fuels, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, and 74 of &#xA7; 59.1-200 and &#xA7;
59.1-335.12, and, if necessary, to request, but not to require, an appropriate
legal official to bring an action to enjoin such violation.

E. The Board of Directors of the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority, or its
duly authorized representative, shall, upon the referral or request of the
Attorney General or the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, have
the power to inquire into possible violations of subdivisions A 69, 70, 71, 72,
73, and 74 of &#xA7; 59.1-200 and, if necessary, to request, but not require, an
appropriate legal official to bring an action to enjoin such violation.

HISTORY: 1977, c. 635; 1982, c. 13; 1988, c. 485; 2008, c. 485; 2012, cc. 803,
835; 2023, cc. 744, 794.