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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 788<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1489477,"object_type":"law","relational_id":373355,"identifier":"59.1-523","token":"59.1\/45\/59.1-523","url":"\/59.1-523\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-523\/","token":"59.1\/45\/59.1-523","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enforcement; civil penalties; limitation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-523","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Enforcement of the provisions of this chapter may be brought only as follows: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Any law<\/span>-enforcement officer may issue<\/span> a summons<\/span> for a violation of this chapter; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The attorney for the county, city or town in which the alleged violation occurred may bring an action to recover the civil penalty<\/span> authorized by subsection B. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Except for the failure to report an injury, any person who violates the provisions of this chapter may be subject to a civil penalty<\/span> in an amount not to exceed $500. Such penalty<\/span> shall be paid into the local treasury. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENFORCEMENT; CIVIL PENALTIES; LIMITATION (\u00a7 59.1-523)\n\nA. Enforcement of the provisions of this chapter may be brought only as follows:\n\n 1. Any law-enforcement officer may issue a summons for a violation of this\n chapter; and\n\n 2. The attorney for the county, city or town in which the alleged violation\n occurred may bring an action to recover the civil penalty authorized by\n subsection B.\n\nB. Except for the failure to report an injury, any person who violates the\nprovisions of this chapter may be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to\nexceed $500. Such penalty shall be paid into the local treasury.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 788.","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"}}