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Statutes > Virginia > Title-33-1 > Chapter-1 > 33-1-19§ 33.1-19. Effect of Board's rules and regulations.
The rules and regulations together with any additions or amendments thereto,prescribed by the Board under the provisions of subdivision (3) of § 33.1-12,shall have the force and effect of law and any person, firm or corporationviolating any such rule or regulation or any addition or amendment theretoshall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, be fined not less than$5 nor more than $100 for each offense. Such person shall be civilly liableto the Commonwealth for the actual damage sustained by the Commonwealth byreason of his wrongful act. Such damages may be recovered at the suit of theCommonwealth Transportation Board and, when collected, paid into the statetreasury to the credit of the Department of Transportation. Any rules andregulations promulgated by the Board shall be developed in accordance withthe Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) except when specificallyexempted by law.
(Code 1950, § 33-18; 1970, c. 322; 1974, c. 462; 2010, cc. 17, 51.)
