Virginia § 5.1-1.7 - Suits to enjoin violations of title
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 5.1-1.7 — Suits to enjoin violations of title, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5.1-1.7. Suits to enjoin violations of title
The Department may seek to enjoin any act in violation of any provision of this title, or of any rule or regulation promulgated under any provision of this title, by application for injunctive relief to the circuit court of the jurisdiction where the violation occurs, which shall give priority on its docket to suits brought by the Department.
1979, c. 272.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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