Bill Text: VA SB246 | 2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Noise ordinance; authorizes governing body to adopt civil penalties.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-04-21 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0788) [SB246 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2010-SB246-Comm_Sub.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 246 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Local Government on 2/19/2010) (Patrons Prior to Substitute--Senators Watkins and Petersen [SB 120]) A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-980, relating to noise ordinance violations.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-980 as follows:

§15.2-980. Civil penalties for violations of noise ordinances.

Any locality may, by ordinance, adopt a uniform schedule of civil penalties for violations of that locality's noise ordinance.  The penalty for an initial violation shall not exceed $250 and the penalty for any subsequent violation shall not exceed $500.