Section 170. Penalties, injunctions, civil penalties and charges for violations

A. Any person willfully violating, or refusing, failing, or neglecting to comply with any regulations or order of the board or commissioner, or any provision of this chapter, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor unless a different penalty is specified. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.

B. Any person violating, or failing, neglecting, or refusing to obey any order of the board or commissioner, or any provision of this chapter may be compelled, in a proceeding instituted in an appropriate court by the board or commissioner, to obey and comply with such regulations, order, or any applicable provision of Title 32.1 of the Code of Virginia. The proceeding may be by injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate remedy.

C. Without limiting the remedies that may be obtained pursuant to subsection B of this section, any person violating or failing, neglecting, or refusing to obey any injunction, mandamus, or other remedy obtained pursuant to subsection B of this section shall be subject, in the discretion of the court, to a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for each violation. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.

D. With the consent of any person who has violated or failed, neglected or refused to obey any regulation or order of the board or commissioner or any applicable provision of Title 32.1 of the Code of Virginia, the board may provide, in an order issued by the board against such person, for the payment of civil charges for past violations in specific sums not to exceed the limit set forth in subsection C of this section. Such civil charges shall be in place of any appropriate civil penalty that could be imposed under subsection C of this section.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 23, Issue 23, eff. September 1, 2007.

Statutory Authority

§ 32.1-12 of the Code of Virginia.