                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ENVIRONMENTAL INJUNCTION; FINANCIAL CAPACITY (§ 8.01-631.1)

A court awarding a temporary or permanent injunction to the Commonwealth, or any
of its officers or agencies, requiring any party to (i) abate, control, prevent,
remove, or contain any substantial or imminent threat to public health or the
environment, or (ii) develop a closure plan to address any substantial or
imminent threat to public health or the environment that may result when a
business ceases operation, shall require the defendant to demonstrate its
financial capability to comply with the injunction. Financial capability may be
demonstrated, at the court&#8217;s discretion, by the establishment of an escrow
account, the creation of a trust fund, the submission of a bond, or such other
instruments as the court may deem appropriate.
		For the purposes of this section &#8220;ceases operation&#8221; means to cease
conducting the normal operation of a business in the Commonwealth where it would
be reasonable to expect that such operation will not be resumed by the owner.
The term shall not include the ordinary sale or transfer of a business.

HISTORY: 1991, c. 236.