Code of Virginia
Title 2.2 - Administration of Government
Chapter 40 - Administrative Process Act

§ 2.2-4000. Short title; purpose - A. This chapter may be cited as the "Administrative Process...

§ 2.2-4001. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a...

§ 2.2-4002. Exemptions from chapter generally - A. Although required to comply with § 2.2-4103 of the...

§ 2.2-4002.1. Guidance documents - A. Guidance documents shall be exempt from the provisions of...

§ 2.2-4003. Venue - In all proceedings under § 2.2-4019 or 2.2-4020 venue shall...

§ 2.2-4004. Severability - The provisions of regulations adopted under this chapter or the...

§ 2.2-4005. Review of exemptions by Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; Joint Commission on Administrative Rules - A. The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission shall conduct...

§ 2.2-4006. Exemptions from requirements of this article - A. The following agency actions otherwise subject to this chapter...

§ 2.2-4007. Petitions for new or amended regulations; opportunity for public comment - A. Any person may petition an agency to request the...

§ 2.2-4007.01. Notice of intended regulatory action; public hearing - A. In the case of all regulations, except those regulations...

§ 2.2-4007.02. Public participation guidelines - A. Public participation guidelines for soliciting the input of interested...

§ 2.2-4007.03. Informational proceedings; effect of noncompliance - A. In the case of all regulations, except those regulations...

§ 2.2-4007.04. Economic impact analysis - A. Before delivering any proposed regulation under consideration to the...

§ 2.2-4007.04:01. Notice required of certain departments - A. At or prior to the time a new regulation...

§ 2.2-4007.05. Submission of proposed regulations to the Registrar - Before promulgating any regulation under consideration, the agency shall deliver...

§ 2.2-4007.06. Changes between proposed and final regulations - If one or more changes with substantial impact are made...

§ 2.2-4007.07. State Air Pollution Control Board; variances - The provisions of §§ 2.2-4007 through 2.2-4007.06 shall not apply...

§ 2.2-4007.1. Regulatory flexibility for small businesses; periodic review of regulations - A. As used in this section, "small business" means a...

§ 2.2-4007.2. Regulations requiring the submission of documents or payments - A. On or after January 1, 2010, each agency having...

§ 2.2-4008. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2017, c. 488, cl. 2.

§ 2.2-4009. Evidentiary hearings on regulations - Where an agency proposes to consider the exercise of authority...

§ 2.2-4010. Pilot programs for regulations imposing local government mandates - Where an agency proposes to consider the exercise of authority...

§ 2.2-4011. Emergency regulations; publication; exceptions - A. Regulations that an agency finds are necessitated by an...

§ 2.2-4012. Purpose; adoption; effective date; filing; duties of Registrar of Regulations - A. The purpose of the regulatory procedures shall be to...

§ 2.2-4012.1. Fast-track rulemaking process - Notwithstanding any other provision, rules that are expected to be...

§ 2.2-4013. Executive review of proposed and final regulations; changes with substantial impact - A. The Governor shall adopt and publish procedures by executive...

§ 2.2-4014. Legislative review of proposed and final regulations - A. After publication of the Register pursuant to § 2.2-4031,...

§ 2.2-4015. Effective date of regulation; exception - A. A regulation adopted in accordance with this chapter and...

§ 2.2-4016. Withdrawal of regulation - Nothing in this chapter shall prevent any agency from withdrawing...

§ 2.2-4017. Periodic review of regulations - Each Governor shall mandate through executive order a procedure for...

§ 2.2-4018. Exemptions from operation of Article 3 - The following agency actions otherwise subject to this chapter shall...

§ 2.2-4019. Informal fact finding proceedings - A. Agencies shall ascertain the fact basis for their decisions...

§ 2.2-4020. Formal hearings; litigated issues - A. The agency shall afford opportunity for the formal taking...

§ 2.2-4020.1. Summary case decisions - A. Any person who has (i) applied for a permit,...

§ 2.2-4020.2. Default - A. Unless otherwise provided by law, if a party without...

§ 2.2-4021. Timetable for decision; exemptions - A. In cases where a board or commission meets to...

§ 2.2-4022. Subpoenas, depositions and requests for admissions - The agency or its designated subordinates may, and on request...

§ 2.2-4023. Final orders - The terms of any final agency case decision, as signed...

§ 2.2-4023.1. Reconsideration - A. A party may file a petition for reconsideration of...

§ 2.2-4024. Hearing officers - A. In all formal hearings conducted in accordance with §...

§ 2.2-4024.1. Disqualification - A. An individual who has served as investigator, prosecutor, or...

§ 2.2-4024.2. Ex parte communications - A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, while a...

§ 2.2-4025. Exemptions operation of this article; limitations - A. This article shall not apply to any agency action...

§ 2.2-4026. Right, forms, venue; date of adoption or readoption for purposes of appeal - A. Any person affected by and claiming the unlawfulness of...

§ 2.2-4027. Issues on review - The burden shall be upon the party complaining of agency...

§ 2.2-4028. Intermediate relief - When judicial review is instituted or is about to be,...

§ 2.2-4029. Court judgments - Unless an error of law as defined in § 2.2-4027...

§ 2.2-4030. Recovery of costs and attorney fees from agency - A. In any civil case brought under Article 5 (§...

§ 2.2-4031. Publication of Virginia Register of Regulations; exceptions; notice of public hearings of proposed regulations - A. The Registrar shall publish every two weeks a Virginia...

§ 2.2-4032. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2003, c. 212, cl. 2, effective March...