9VAC20-110-90. Enforcement.
A. The Department of State Police and all other law-enforcement officers of the Commonwealth who have satisfactorily completed the course in Hazardous Materials Compliance and Enforcement as prescribed by the U.S. Department of Transportation in federal safety regulations and safety inspection procedures pertaining to the transportation of hazardous materials, shall enforce the provisions of Article 7 (§ 10.1-1450 et seq.) of Chapter 14 of Title 10.1 of the Code of Virginia, and any rule or regulation promulgated herein. Those law-enforcement officers certified to enforce the provisions of this article, and any regulations promulgated under such article, shall annually receive in-service training in current federal safety regulations and safety inspection procedures pertaining to the transportation of hazardous materials.
B. Judicial enforcement of these regulations shall be governed by § 10.1-1455 of the Code of Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§§ 10.1-1450 and 44-146.30 of the Code of Virginia; 49 USC §§ 1809-1810 and 49 CFR Parts 107, 170-180, 383 and 390-397.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR672-30-1 § 2.8, eff. November 12, 1986; amended, Virginia Register Volume 4, Issue 21, eff. August 18, 1988; Volume 5, Issue 14, eff. May 12, 1989; Volume 7, Issue 1, eff. November 7, 1990; Volume 7, Issue 19, eff. July 17, 1991; Volume 8, Issue 16, eff. June 3, 1992; Volume 9, Issue 11, eff. March 24, 1993; Volume 12, Issue 11, eff. March 20, 1996; Volume 19, Issue 19, eff. July 2, 2003; Volume 20, Issue 24, eff. September 8, 2004; Volume 23, Issue 11, eff. March 21, 2007.