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The authority may adopt such resolutions and take such other actions as follows:\n\n1\n\nRequire any person who subscribes to pay rates, fees or charges for the use of or for the services furnished by any system acquired or constructed by the authority under the provisions of this chapter to make a reasonable deposit with the authority in advance to insure the payment of such rates, fees or charges and to be subject to application to the payment thereof if delinquent.\n\n2\n\nIf any rates, fees or charges for the use of and for the services furnished by any system acquired or constructed by the authority under the provisions of this chapter are not paid within 30 days after due, the authority may at the expiration of such period disconnect the premises from the system, or otherwise suspend services and proceed to recover the amount of any such delinquent rates, fees or charges, with interest, in a civil action.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1300230,"text":"Any resolution or trust agreement providing for the issuance of revenue bonds under the provisions of this chapter may include any of the following provisions, and may require the authority to adopt such resolutions or to take such other lawful action as is necessary to effectuate such provisions. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0643\">643<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1386393,"object_type":"law","relational_id":348810,"identifier":"15.2-5431.26","token":"15.2\/IV\/54.1\/15.2-5431.26","url":"\/15.2-5431.26\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-5431.26\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/54.1\/15.2-5431.26","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enforcement of charges","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-5431.26","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any resolution or trust agreement providing for the issuance of revenue <span class=\"dictionary\">bonds<\/span> under the provisions of this chapter may include any of the following provisions, and may require the <span class=\"dictionary\">authority<\/span> to adopt such resolutions or to take such other lawful action as is necessary to effectuate such provisions. The <span class=\"dictionary\">authority<\/span> may adopt such resolutions and take such other actions as follows:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Require any person who subscribes to pay rates, fees or charges for the use of or for the services furnished by any system acquired or constructed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">authority<\/span> under the provisions of this chapter to make a reasonable deposit with the <span class=\"dictionary\">authority<\/span> in advance to insure the payment of such rates, fees or charges and to be subject to application to the payment thereof if delinquent. <a id=\"paragraph-1300231\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-5431.26\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> If any rates, fees or charges for the use of and for the services furnished by any system acquired or constructed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">authority<\/span> under the provisions of this chapter are not paid within 30 days after due, the <span class=\"dictionary\">authority<\/span> may at the expiration of such period disconnect the premises from the system, or otherwise suspend services and proceed to recover the amount of any such delinquent rates, fees or charges, with interest, in a <span class=\"dictionary\">civil action<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1300232\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/15.2-5431.26\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENFORCEMENT OF CHARGES (\u00a7 15.2-5431.26)\n\nAny resolution or trust agreement providing for the issuance of revenue bonds\nunder the provisions of this chapter may include any of the following\nprovisions, and may require the authority to adopt such resolutions or to take\nsuch other lawful action as is necessary to effectuate such provisions. The\nauthority may adopt such resolutions and take such other actions as follows:\n\n1. Require any person who subscribes to pay rates, fees or charges for the use\nof or for the services furnished by any system acquired or constructed by the\nauthority under the provisions of this chapter to make a reasonable deposit with\nthe authority in advance to insure the payment of such rates, fees or charges\nand to be subject to application to the payment thereof if delinquent.\n\n2. If any rates, fees or charges for the use of and for the services furnished\nby any system acquired or constructed by the authority under the provisions of\nthis chapter are not paid within 30 days after due, the authority may at the\nexpiration of such period disconnect the premises from the system, or otherwise\nsuspend services and proceed to recover the amount of any such delinquent rates,\nfees or charges, with interest, in a civil action.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 643.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}