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§ 59.1-573 Civil penalties

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of $5,000 and an additional $1,000 for each day the violation continues. Such penalty shall be collected by the Attorney General and the proceeds shall be deposited into the Literary Fund.

History

This law was first created in 2021. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 113 and 114 of the Special Session I of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.

2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 113, 114.

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