                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES (§ 62.1-44.19:22)

A. Transfer of certified nutrient credits by an operator of a nutrient
credit-generating entity may be suspended by the Department until such time as
the operator comes into compliance with this article and attendant regulations.

B. Any operator of a nutrient credit-generating entity who violates any
provision of this article, or of any regulations adopted hereunder, shall be
subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 within the discretion of the
court. The Department may issue a summons for collection of the civil penalty,
and the action may be prosecuted in the appropriate circuit court. When the
penalties are assessed by the court as a result of a summons issued by the
Department, the court shall direct the penalty to be paid into the state
treasury and deposited by the State Treasurer into the Stormwater Local
Assistance Fund established pursuant to &#xA7; 62.1-44.15:29.1.

HISTORY: 2012, cc. 748, 808, § 10.1-603.15:4; 2013, cc. 756, 793; 2016, cc. 68,
758.