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Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-517 (2026)

Penalties for willful violations

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation related to licensure or training adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor for the first two violations and a Class 6 felony for a third and each subsequent violation within a three-year period.

In addition, licensed asbestos contractors, asbestos supervisors, asbestos inspectors, asbestos management planners, asbestos project designers, asbestos project monitors, asbestos analytical laboratories and asbestos workers, lead contractors, lead inspectors, lead risk assessors, lead project designers, lead supervisors, lead workers, and accredited asbestos training programs, accredited lead training programs, training managers or principal instructors may be assessed a civil penalty by the Board of not more than $1,000 for an initial violation and $5,000 for each subsequent violation within a three-year period arising from a willful violation of standards established by the Environmental Protection Agency, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor and Industry, or the Divisions of Air Pollution Control and Waste Management of the Department of Environmental Quality in a three-year period.

1987, c. 579, § 54-145.10:11; 1988, cc. 765, 802; 1989, c. 397; 1990, c. 823; 1993, c. 660; 1994, cc. 185, 911; 1996, cc. 180, 846; 1997, c. 885; 1998, c. 739; 2009, c. 819; 2024, cc. 93, 94.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2000–2001 · leading case: Dep't of Prof'l & Occupational Reg. v. Abateco Servs., Inc., 534 S.E.2d 352 (Va. Ct. App. 2000).
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Dep't of Prof'l & Occupational Reg. v. Abateco Servs., Inc., 534 S.E.2d 352 (Va. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 8× “See Code § 54.1-517. The $2,000 civil penalty imposed by the Board, even when combined with the fine imposed by the Department, is well below the maximum amount authorized by the General Assembly that could have been imposed in this case.”
Dept of Prof. & Occupational Reg. v. Abateco (Va. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “The $2,000 civil penalty imposed by the Board, even when combined with the fine imposed by the Department, is well below the maximum amount authorized by the General Assembly that could have been imposed in this case. See Code §§ 40.1-51.22 and 54.1-517.”
Abateco Servs. v. Dept.of Prof. Occup. Reg., etc (Va. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “The $2,000 civil penalty imposed by the Board, even when combined with the fine imposed by the Department, is well below the maximum amount authorized by the General Assembly that could have been imposed in this case. See Code §§ 40.1-51.22 and 54.1-517.”
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