§ 55.1-2841. Effect of article
Nothing in this article shall have the effect of precluding any compromise or agreed settlement that the parties in dispute may effect as to the civil remedies provided by this article, nor of barring any other remedy provided for by law. Code 1950, § 8-910; 1977, c. 624, § 55-335; 2019, c. 712.
§ 55.1-2900. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Default” means the failure to perform on time any obligation or duty set forth in the rental agreement or this chapter. “Last known address” means that address or electronic mail address provided by the occupant in the rental agreement or the address or […]
§ 55.1-2838. Larceny of timber; penalty
A. Any person who knowingly and willfully takes, steals, and removes from the lands of another any timber growing, standing, or lying on the lands is guilty of larceny. Any person so convicted shall be ordered to pay restitution calculated pursuant to § 55.1-2836. B. In a criminal prosecution pursuant to subsection A, it shall […]
§ 55.1-2839. Larceny of timber; failure to remit payment to owner; penalty
A. Any person who buys timber directly from the owner of the land on which the timber is grown shall make payment in full to the owner by the date specified in the written timber sales agreement or, if there is no such written agreement, within 60 days from the date that the buyer removes […]
§ 55.1-2840. Load tickets required for certain sales of timber; penalty
A. Whenever a timber buyer acquires timber and the load is sold by weight, cord, or measure of board feet, such buyer shall, upon request of the owner of the land from which the timber is removed, furnish such landowner within 30 days of the request or 30 days from the date that the timber […]
§ 55.1-2836. Procedure for determination of damage
A. The owner of the land on which a trespass as described in § 55.1-2835 was committed shall have the right, within 90 days after the discovery of such trespass and the identity of the trespasser, to notify the trespasser and to appoint an experienced timber estimator to determine the amount of damages. For the […]
§ 55.1-2837. When person damaged may proceed in court
If the amount specified in subsection B of § 55.1-2836 is not paid within 30 days after rendition of statement, the person upon whose land the trespass occurred may proceed for judgment in the amount of payment as specified in § 55.1-2836. If upon receiving notice of the alleged trespass and of the appointment of […]
§ 55.1-2834. Owner of domesticated livestock liable for trespasses
If any domesticated livestock, as to which the boundaries of the lots or tracts of land in any county, magisterial district, or selected portion of such county constitute a lawful fence, are found going at large within such county, district, or portion of such county, or upon the lands of any person other than the […]
§ 55.1-2835. Damages recoverable for timber cutting
If any person, firm, or corporation encroaches and cuts timber, except when acting prudently and under bona fide claim of right, the owner of such timber shall, in addition to all other remedies afforded by law, have the benefit of a right to, and a summary remedy for recovery of, damages in an amount as […]
§ 55.1-2831. Order of court
The court shall enter an order fixing the boundaries of any village or unincorporated community having within defined boundaries a population of 300 or more for the purpose of preventing domesticated livestock from running at large within such boundaries if (i) in the case of a contested petition, it appears from the evidence or from […]