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HB 244 Premises deemed common nuisance; penalty.

Introduced by: Thelma Drake | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Certain premises deemed common nuisance; penalty. Provides that any office, store, shop, restaurant, dance hall, theater, poolroom, clubhouse, storehouse, warehouse, dwelling house, apartment, building of any kind, vehicle, vessel, boat, or aircraft, which with the knowledge of the owner, lessor, agent of any such lessor, manager, chief executive officer, operator, or tenant thereof, is frequented by persons engaged in prostitution or soliciting for prostitution as described in § 18.2-346, or which constitutes a bawdy place as defined in § 18.2-347, to be judicially declared a common nuisance. Any such owner, lessor, agent of any such lessor, manager, chief executive officer, operator or tenant who knowingly permits, establishes, keeps or maintains such a common nuisance and fails to take reasonable action to remedy the problem is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. For a second or subsequent offense, a person is guilty of a Class 6 felony. After due notice and opportunity to be heard, a court may order such house, motor vehicle, aircraft, boat, vessel or other premises be closed but court may, upon owner or lessor giving bond in the penalty of not less than $500 with security, turn the same over to its owner or lessor; or proceeding may be had in equity pursuant to § 18.2-354.1.


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