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Code of Virginia
Title 4.1. Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control
Chapter 11. Possession of Retail Marijuana and Retail Marijuana Products; Prohibited Practices Generally
8/26/2026

§ 4.1-1121. (Effective until July 1, 2027) Issuance of summonses for certain offenses; civil penalties. (2026 updated section)

Any violation under this subtitle that is subject to a civil penalty is a civil offense and shall be charged by summons. A summons for a violation under this subtitle that is subject to a civil penalty may be executed by a law-enforcement officer when such violation is observed by such officer. The summons used by a law-enforcement officer pursuant to this section shall be in a form the same as the uniform summons for motor vehicle law violations as prescribed pursuant to § 46.2-388. Any civil penalties collected pursuant to this subtitle shall be deposited into the Drug Offender Assessment and Treatment Fund established pursuant to § 18.2-251.02.

2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.

4.1-1121. (Effective July 1, 2027) Issuance of summonses for certain offenses; civil penalties. (2026 updated section)

Any violation under this subtitle that is subject to a civil penalty is a civil offense and, except in the case of a violation alleged to have been committed by a juvenile, in which case the juvenile shall be proceeded against pursuant to § 16.1-260, shall be charged by summons. A summons for a violation under this subtitle that is subject to a civil penalty may be executed by a law-enforcement officer when such violation is observed by such officer. The summons used by a law-enforcement officer pursuant to this section shall be in a form the same as the uniform summons for motor vehicle law violations as prescribed pursuant to § 46.2-388. Any civil penalties collected pursuant to this subtitle shall be deposited into the Drug Offender Assessment and Treatment Fund established pursuant to § 18.2-251.02.

2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551; 2026, Sp. Sess. I, c. 1.

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