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Each day of operation without notifying the governing body as above required, or after disapproval by the governing body, shall constitute a separate offense.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1297074,"text":"Any person who fails or refuses to notify the governing body of the county in which any such sewage system is to be constructed or installed, or to notify such governing body of any proposed extension beyond the number of connections for which approval was originally given, and thereafter constructs and installs any such system, or having given such notice and the same having been disapproved, proceeds to construct or install any such system, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as provided in \u00a7 15.2-2133. 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It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 382; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":347750,"section_number":"15.2-2133","catch_line":"Penalty; enjoining violation","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2133\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1381671,"object_type":"law","relational_id":347749,"identifier":"15.2-2132","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/4\/15.2-2132","url":"\/15.2-2132\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2132\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/4\/15.2-2132","dublin_core":{"Title":"Noncompliance with article; separate offense","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2132","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any person who fails or refuses to notify the <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> in which any such sewage system is to be constructed or installed, or to notify such <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span> of any proposed extension beyond the number of connections for which approval was originally given, and thereafter constructs and installs any such system, or having given such notice and the same having been disapproved, proceeds to construct or install any such system, shall be guilty of a <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span> and punished as provided in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Penalty; enjoining violation\" href=\"\/15.2-2133\/\">15.2-2133<\/a>. Each day of operation without notifying the <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span> as above required, or after disapproval by the <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span>, shall constitute a separate <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNONCOMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE; SEPARATE OFFENSE (\u00a7 15.2-2132)\n\nAny person who fails or refuses to notify the governing body of the county in\nwhich any such sewage system is to be constructed or installed, or to notify\nsuch governing body of any proposed extension beyond the number of connections\nfor which approval was originally given, and thereafter constructs and installs\nany such system, or having given such notice and the same having been\ndisapproved, proceeds to construct or install any such system, shall be guilty\nof a misdemeanor and punished as provided in \u00a7 15.2-2133. Each day of operation\nwithout notifying the governing body as above required, or after disapproval by\nthe governing body, shall constitute a separate offense.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-739.12; 1954, c. 382; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-331; 1997,\nc. 587.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}