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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>345439</law_id><section_number>10.1-1148</section_number><catch_line>Fires caused by violation of provisions of article; liability to Commonwealth</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="38" identifier="10.1">Conservation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Activities Administered by Other Entities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="11">Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="6" identifier="6">Forest Wardens and Fires</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Individuals and corporations causing fires by violation of any provision of this article shall be liable to the Commonwealth for (i) all <span class="dictionary">damages</span> the Commonwealth sustained by such fire or fires, and (ii) the full amount of all expenses incurred by the Commonwealth, in fighting or extinguishing such fire.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 10-67; 1964, c. 79; 1988, c. 891.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
