Virginia Code 40.1-10: Offenses in regard to examinations, inspections, etc.
If any person who may be sworn to give testimony shall willfully fail or refuse to answer any legal and proper question propounded to him concerning the subject of such examination as indicated in § 40.1-6, or if any person to whom a written or printed list of such interrogatories has been furnished by the Commissioner shall neglect or refuse to answer fully and return the same under oath, or if any person in charge of any business establishment shall refuse admission to, or obstruct in any manner the inspection or investigation of such establishment or the proper performance of the authorized duties of the Commissioner or any of his representatives, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Such person, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not exceeding $100 nor less than $25 or imprisoned in jail not exceeding 90 days, or both.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 40.1-10
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Business establishment: means any proprietorship, firm or corporation where people are employed, permitted or suffered to work, including agricultural employment on a farm. See Virginia Code 40.1-2
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. See Virginia Code 40.1-2
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
- Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
- sworn: means "affirm" or "affirmed. See Virginia Code 1-250
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
Code 1950, § 40-8; 1962, c. 66; 1970, c. 321.