{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-40.1-51.19-5","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 40.1-51.19:5","heading":"Civil penalty","body":"A. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or corporation to operate in the Commonwealth a hobby or model boiler without a valid certificate. Any such person shall be subject to a civil penalty as provided by § 40.1-51.12.B. Any owner or user who leaves or causes to leave a hobby or model boiler unattended while in operation at an event to which members of the general public are invited shall be in violation of this article and subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000. Each instance of such violation shall be deemed a separate offense.1999, c. 335; 2000, c. 898.","path":["Title 40.1. LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT","Chapter 3.1. BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY ACT","Article 2. HOBBY AND MODEL BOILERS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/40.1-51.19:5/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:09Z","sha256":"90f9c4eafeab9b4402ab4a7cf362b16f2d88f701bdf90c060c8c08c3c76486d6","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-40.1-51.19-4.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-40.1-51.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}