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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>356292</law_id><section_number>27-15.1:1</section_number><catch_line>Penalty for refusing or neglecting to obey order of chief or other officer in command</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="68" identifier="27">Fire Protection</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="2">Fire/EMS Departments and Fire/EMS Companies</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Provisions Applicable to Counties, Cities and Towns</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>If any person at a fire refuses or neglects to obey any <span class="dictionary">order</span> duly given by the chief or other officer in command, he shall be fined a civil <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> not to exceed $100.</p></section></text><history>2015, cc. 502, 503.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
