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2014 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 65.2-805 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 65.2-805. Civil penalty for violation of §§ 65.2-800, 65.2-803.1, and 65.2-804.
A. If such employer fails to comply with the provisions of §
65.2-800 or 65.2-804, he shall be assessed a civil penalty of not less than
$500 nor more than $5,000, and he $250 per day for each
day of noncompliance, subject to a maximum penalty of $50,000. Such employer
also shall be liable during continuance of such failure to any employee
either for compensation under this title or at law in a suit instituted by the
employee against such employer to recover damages for personal injury or death
by accident, and in any such suit such employer shall not be permitted to
defend upon any of the following grounds:
1. That the employee was negligent;
2. That the injury was caused by the negligence of a fellow employee; or
3. That the employee had assumed the risk of the injury.
B. Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of § 65.2-803.1 shall be assessed a civil penalty of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 for each instance of noncompliance, in addition to any other penalties applicable under this title.
C. The civil penalties herein provided may be assessed by the Commission in an open hearing with the right of review and appeal as in other cases. Upon a finding by the Commission of such failure to comply, and after 15 days' written notice thereof sent by certified mail to the employer, if such failure continues, the Commission may order the employer to cease and desist all business transactions and operations until found by the Commission to be in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
D. Any civil penalty assessed pursuant to this section shall
be divided equally between and paid into the administrative fund
established in Chapter 10 (§ 65.2-1000 et seq.) and the Uninsured
Employer's Fund established in Chapter 12 (§ 65.2-1200 et seq.) of this
title. The Commission may add the costs of collection of such civil
penalty to the aggregate civil penalty owed, in which event such costs shall be
paid into the administrative fund established in Chapter 10 (§ 65.2-1000 et
seq.).