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1997 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 28.2-1210 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 28.2-1210. Removal of obstructions or hazardous property from state waters.
Whenever any wharf, pier, piling, bulkhead or boat, structure,
or vessel is found in or upon the bays, oceans, rivers, streams or creeks
of the Commonwealth in a state of abandonment, in danger of sinking,
or in such disrepair as to constitute a hazard or obstruction to the use of
such waterway, the Commission may ascertain the owner of the property and
require him to repair or remove the property from the waters of the
Commonwealth. If the identity or location of the owner remains unknown and
unascertainable after a diligent search and the posting of proper notice at the
last known address of the owner, if known, the Commission may have the property
removed from the waterways of the Commonwealth after giving notice by
publication once in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where such
property is located.