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This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 409<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1472847,"object_type":"law","relational_id":370036,"identifier":"55.1-806","token":"55.1\/II\/8\/55.1-806","url":"\/55.1-806\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-806\/","token":"55.1\/II\/8\/55.1-806","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalty; attorney fees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-806","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In any action brought under this chapter, if a court<\/span> finds that a person<\/span> has willfully engaged in an act or practice in violation of this chapter, the Attorney General<\/span>, the attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for the locality may recover for the Literary Fund, upon petition<\/span> to the court<\/span>, a civil penalty<\/span> of not more than $2,500 per violation. For purposes of this section, prima facie evidence<\/span> of a willful violation may be shown when the Attorney General<\/span>, the attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for the locality notifies the alleged violator by certified mail that an act or practice is a violation of this chapter and the alleged violator, after receipt of the notice, continues to engage in the act or practice. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In any action brought under this chapter, the Attorney General<\/span>, the attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for the locality may recover costs and reasonable expenses incurred by the state or local agency in investigating and preparing the case, and attorney fees. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTY; ATTORNEY FEES (\u00a7 55.1-806)\n\nA. In any action brought under this chapter, if a court finds that a person has\nwillfully engaged in an act or practice in violation of this chapter, the\nAttorney General, the attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for the\nlocality may recover for the Literary Fund, upon petition to the court, a civil\npenalty of not more than $2,500 per violation. For purposes of this section,\nprima facie evidence of a willful violation may be shown when the Attorney\nGeneral, the attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for the locality\nnotifies the alleged violator by certified mail that an act or practice is a\nviolation of this chapter and the alleged violator, after receipt of the notice,\ncontinues to engage in the act or practice.\n\nB. In any action brought under this chapter, the Attorney General, the attorney\nfor the Commonwealth, or the attorney for the locality may recover costs and\nreasonable expenses incurred by the state or local agency in investigating and\npreparing the case, and attorney fees.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, c. 409, \u00a7 55-525.7; 2019, c. 712.","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"}}