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Any party notified shall be given an opportunity to be heard under the regulations adopted pursuant to this article. If it appears after proper hearing that any of the provisions of this article have been violated, the Commissioner may certify the facts to the attorney for the Commonwealth in the county or city where the violation occurred and furnish him with a copy of the results of the inspection duly authenticated and under the oath of the inspector.\n\nB\n\nIt shall be the duty of each attorney for the Commonwealth with responsibility for the enforcement of this article, and to whom any violation is reported, to commence proceedings in the appropriate court.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1329795,"text":"If the Commissioner finds a violation of this article or of any regulation adopted pursuant to this article, he shall notify the custodian of the seed potatoes in writing, designating a time and place for a hearing, and send a copy of the notice to the owner or shipper. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapters 686 and 702; in 1978, chapter 540; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1421867,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357358,"identifier":"3.2-1821","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/18\/3\/3.2-1821","url":"\/3.2-1821\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-1821\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/18\/3\/3.2-1821","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice; hearings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-1821","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If the Commissioner<\/span> finds a violation of this article or of any regulation adopted pursuant to this article, he shall notify the custodian of the seed potatoes<\/span> in writing, designating a time and place for a hearing<\/span>, and send a copy of the notice to the owner or shipper. Any party<\/span> notified shall be given an opportunity to be heard under the regulations adopted pursuant to this article. If it appears after proper hearing<\/span> that any of the provisions of this article have been violated, the Commissioner<\/span> may certify the facts<\/span> to the attorney for the Commonwealth in the county or city where the violation occurred and furnish him with a copy of the results of the inspection duly authenticated and under the oath<\/span> of the inspector. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> It shall be the duty of each attorney for the Commonwealth with responsibility for the enforcement of this article, and to whom any violation is reported, to commence proceedings in the appropriate court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE; HEARINGS (\u00a7 3.2-1821)\n\nA. If the Commissioner finds a violation of this article or of any regulation\nadopted pursuant to this article, he shall notify the custodian of the seed\npotatoes in writing, designating a time and place for a hearing, and send a copy\nof the notice to the owner or shipper. Any party notified shall be given an\nopportunity to be heard under the regulations adopted pursuant to this article.\nIf it appears after proper hearing that any of the provisions of this article\nhave been violated, the Commissioner may certify the facts to the attorney for\nthe Commonwealth in the county or city where the violation occurred and furnish\nhim with a copy of the results of the inspection duly authenticated and under\nthe oath of the inspector.\n\nB. It shall be the duty of each attorney for the Commonwealth with\nresponsibility for the enforcement of this article, and to whom any violation is\nreported, to commence proceedings in the appropriate court.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-228.11; 1950, p. 1030; 1966, cc. 686, 702, \u00a7 3.1-295;\n1978, c. 540; 2008, c. 860; \u00a7 3.2-4110; 2012, cc. 803, 835.","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"}}