Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chapter 130 - COAL SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION REGULATIONS
Part 843 - Enforcement Procedures
Section 4VAC25-130-843.14 - Service of notices of violation, cessation orders, and show cause orders

Universal Citation: 4 VA Admin Code 25-130-843-14

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024

(a) A notice of violation, cessation order, or show cause order shall be served on the person to whom it is directed or his designated agent promptly after issuance, as follows:

(1) By tendering a copy at the coal exploration or surface coal mining and reclamation operation to the designated agent or to the individual who, based upon reasonable inquiry, appears to be in charge. If no such individual can be located at the site, a copy may be tendered to any individual at the site who appears to be an employee or agent of the person to whom the notice or order is issued. Service shall be complete upon tender of the notice or order and shall not be deemed incomplete because of refusal to accept.

(2) As an alternative to paragraph (a)(1) of this section, service may be made by sending a copy of the notice or order by certified mail or by hand to the permittee or his designated agent, or by any means consistent with the rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia governing service of a summons and complaint. Service shall be complete upon tender of the notice or order or of the certified mail and shall not be deemed incomplete because of refusal to accept.

(b) The permittee may designate, in writing to the division, the person who may accept service of any notice or order.

(c) The division may furnish copies of notices and orders to any person having an interest in the coal exploration, surface coal mining and reclamation operation, or the permit area, such as the surface and mineral owner, corporate officer of the permittee or entity conducting coal exploration, or the bonding company.

Statutory Authority

§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.

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