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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 855 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. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1998, chapter 619<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1488097,"object_type":"law","relational_id":373039,"identifier":"59.1-374","token":"59.1\/29\/1\/59.1-374","url":"\/59.1-374\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-374\/","token":"59.1\/29\/1\/59.1-374","dublin_core":{"Title":"Injunction","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-374","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever it appears to the Commission<\/span> that any person<\/span> has violated or may violate any provision of this chapter or any regulation or final decision of the Commission<\/span>, it may apply to the appropriate circuit<\/span> court<\/span> for an injunction<\/span> against such person<\/span>. The order<\/span> granting or refusing such injunction<\/span> shall be subject to appeal<\/span> as in other cases in equity<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINJUNCTION (\u00a7 59.1-374)\n\nWhenever it appears to the Commission that any person has violated or may\nviolate any provision of this chapter or any regulation or final decision of the\nCommission, it may apply to the appropriate circuit court for an injunction\nagainst such person. The order granting or refusing such injunction shall be\nsubject to appeal as in other cases in equity.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 855; 1998, c. 619.","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"}}