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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 736<\/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":[{"id":345936,"section_number":"10.1-2500","catch_line":"Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2500\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":345936,"section_number":"10.1-2500","catch_line":"Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2500\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1495671,"object_type":"law","relational_id":374823,"identifier":"62.1-196.1","token":"62.1\/20\/62.1-196.1","url":"\/62.1-196.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-196.1\/","token":"62.1\/20\/62.1-196.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibiting high-PAH pavement sealants; civil penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-196.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For the purposes of this section:\n\t\t\t“High-PAH<\/span> pavement sealant<\/span>” means a sealant product intended for application on asphalt pavement surfaces, including driveways and parking lots, containing levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons<\/span> in excess of one percent by weight.

\t\t\t“Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons<\/span>” or “PAH<\/span>” means a group of compounds that are byproducts of incomplete combustion, that include several carcinogens, and that are designated as hazardous substances pursuant to § 9602(a) of the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No person shall sell or distribute at retail or offer for retail sale or distribution a high-PAH<\/span> pavement sealant<\/span> on or after July 1, 2024. This subsection shall not restrict the continued sale of such a product by a retailer of any existing inventory in stock on July 1, 2024. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No person shall apply or use a high-PAH<\/span> pavement sealant<\/span> on or after July 1, 2025. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Any person who violates any provision of this section is subject to a civil penalty<\/span> of $250, to be paid into the state treasury and deposited by the State Treasurer into the Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund established in § 10.1-2500<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITING HIGH-PAH PAVEMENT SEALANTS; CIVIL PENALTY (\u00a7 62.1-196.1)\n\nA. For the purposes of this section:\n\t\t\t“High-PAH pavement sealant” means a sealant product intended for\napplication on asphalt pavement surfaces, including driveways and parking lots,\ncontaining levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in excess of one percent\nby weight.\t\t\t“Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons” or “PAH”\nmeans a group of compounds that are byproducts of incomplete combustion, that\ninclude several carcinogens, and that are designated as hazardous substances\npursuant to § 9602(a) of the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response,\nCompensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.).\n\nB. No person shall sell or distribute at retail or offer for retail sale or\ndistribution a high-PAH pavement sealant on or after July 1, 2024. This\nsubsection shall not restrict the continued sale of such a product by a retailer\nof any existing inventory in stock on July 1, 2024.\n\nC. No person shall apply or use a high-PAH pavement sealant on or after July 1,\n2025.\n\nD. Any person who violates any provision of this section is subject to a civil\npenalty of $250, to be paid into the state treasury and deposited by the State\nTreasurer into the Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund established in\n§ 10.1-2500.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, c. 736.","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"}}