2 chapters · 18 sections in this title.
Va. Code Ann. § 48-10 Contempt proceedings
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In case of the violation of any injunction granted to restrain such nuisance, the court, or, in vacation, a judge thereof, may summarily try and punish the offender. The proceeding shall be commenced by filing with the clerk of the court an information, under oath, setting out th…
Va. Code Ann. § 48-11 Punishment for contempt
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A party found guilty of contempt under the provisions of § 48-10, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $2,500, or by imprisonment in jail not less than three months nor more than six months, or in the discretion of the court by both fine and imprisonmen…
Va. Code Ann. § 48-12 Order of abatement of nuisance; sale of furniture, etc.; closing of building
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If the existence of the nuisance be established in such suit in equity, or in a criminal proceeding, an order of abatement shall be entered as a part of the judgment in the case, which order shall direct the removal from the building or place of all fixtures, furniture, musical i…
Va. Code Ann. § 48-13 Disposition of proceeds of sale
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The proceeds of the sale of the personal property, as provided in § 48-12, shall be applied to the payment of the costs of the suit and abatement, including such reasonable attorney fee to be decreed to the attorney for the complainant, as the court shall think just, and the bala…