Section 50. Prohibitions

It is unlawful for a person to:

1. Intentionally fail to remove a mercury switch when the person is required to do so.

2. Knowingly make a false report under this chapter or in the certification required by § 46.2-635 of the Code of Virginia.

3. Knowingly or intentionally flatten, crush, bale, shred, or otherwise alter the condition of a vehicle from which accessible mercury switches have not been removed in any manner that would prevent or significantly hinder removal of a mercury switch.

4. Obtain a mercury switch from another source and falsely report that it was removed from a demolished vehicle.

5. Manage mercury spill residues or mercury containing equipment and devices, other than mercury switches removed from automobiles, through collection programs established under the National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 23, Issue 11, eff. March 21, 2007.

Statutory Authority

§ 10.1-1402 of the Code of Virginia.