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2022 SESSION
22100645DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 3.2-6540.05 as follows:
§ 3.2-6540.05. Civil liability; knowledge of propensity not required.
Nothing in this article shall limit the civil liability of the owner of a dog that bites a human being or otherwise attacks a human being causing bodily injury, regardless of whether the owner knew or should have known of the dog's propensity for vicious, dangerous, or otherwise aggressive behavior.