Virginia § 15.2-1716.2 Methamphetamine lab cleanup costs; localities may charge for reimbursement

Virginia Statutes

§ 15.2-1716.2 — Methamphetamine lab cleanup costs; localities may charge for reimbursement

Virginia § 15.2-1716.2

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 15.2COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS

Subtitle IIPOWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 17POLICE AND PUBLIC ORDER

Art. 1General Provisions

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Bluebook

Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-1716.2 (2026).

Text

Any locality may provide by ordinance that any person who is convicted of an offense for manufacture of methamphetamine pursuant to § 18.2-248 or 18.2-248.03 shall be liable at the time of sentencing or in a separate civil action to the locality or to any other law-enforcement entity for the expense in cleaning up any methamphetamine lab related to the conviction. The amount charged shall not exceed the actual expenses associated with cleanup, removal, or repair of the affected property or the replacement cost of personal protective equipment used.

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Any locality may provide by ordinance that any person who is convicted of an offense for manufacture of methamphetamine pursuant to § 18.2-248 or 18.2-248.03 shall be liable at the time of sentencing or in a separate civil action to the locality or to any other law-enforcement entity for the expense in cleaning up any methamphetamine lab related to the conviction. The amount charged shall not exceed the actual expenses associated with cleanup, removal, or repair of the affected property or the replacement cost of personal protective equipment used.