Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 62.1-44.20 (2026)

Right to entry to obtain information, etc

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Any duly authorized agent of the Board may, at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, enter any establishment or upon any property, public or private, for the purpose of obtaining information or conducting surveys or investigations necessary in the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.

Code 1950, § 62.1-34; 1968, c. 659; 1970, c. 638.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1990–2016 · leading case: Bowman Apple Prods. Co. v. Commonwealth, 650 S.E.2d 548 (Va. Ct. App. 2007).

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Bowman Apple Prods. Co. v. Commonwealth, 650 S.E.2d 548 (Va. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 12× “Counsel’s letter does not address the question whether photography is a permissible evidentiary adjunct when VDEQ executes its statutory mandate in “obtaining information or conducting surveys or investigations necessary” during inspections, as set forth in Code § 62.1-44.20.…”

Kim-Stan, Inc. v. Dep't of Waste Mgmt., 732 F. Supp. 646 (E.D. Va. 1990). “Sections 62.1-44.20 et seq. Finally, any owner aggrieved by a SWCB final decision is entitled to judicial review thereof under the Administrative Procedure Act.”

Atl. Coast Pipeline, L.L.C. v. Avery, 92 Va. Cir. 387 (Nelson Cir. Ct. 2016). · cites it 3× “311:2), survey rights for localities in connection with any project for which it is authorized to appropriate money (Va.”

Suzanne H. Scheerv CW, State Water Cont.Bd (Va. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “See Code § 62.1-44.20 et seq. Thus, ample safeguards assure performance of conditions imposed on the instant permit, and otherwise by law, with respect to construction and operation of the project.”

Bowman Apple Prods. Co. v. Commonwealth, 70 Va. Cir. 148 (Shenandoah Cir. Ct. 2006). · cites it 2× “Bowman argues that Virginia Code § 62.1-44.20 imposes a “reasonableness requirement” in the formulation of the permit provisions.”

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