                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CIVIL ACTION FOR WASTE; DOUBLE DAMAGES (§ 8.01-178.2)

Any person who is injured due to another person&#8217;s committing waste on his
land may recover damages for such waste by initiating a civil action. If a jury
finds that the waste was a result of wanton misconduct, judgment shall be for
double the amount of damages assessed.

HISTORY: Code 1919, § 5509; Code 1950, § 55-214; 2019, c. 712.