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2010 SESSION

10103056D
HOUSE BILL NO. 846
Offered January 13, 2010
Prefiled January 13, 2010
A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-6023 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-6023.1, relating to civil penalties and the Southwest Regional Recreational Authority.
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Patrons-- Morefield, Crockett-Stark, Kilgore and Nutter
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Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 15.2-6023 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-6023.1 as follows:

§ 15.2-6023. Violation of rules; civil penalties.

Any person who violates any of the rules adopted by the board pursuant to this chapter relating to permits or failure to purchase a permit, safety violations, or other civil violations is subject to a civil penalty of $100. All penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be allocated to the Southwest Regional Recreational Authority. In lieu of the $100 civil penalty, a person who is found to have violated the rules adopted by the board may, with board approval, opt to grant property easements to the Authority.

§ 15.2-6023.1. Additional civil penalties.

Any locality within the Southwest Regional Recreation Area may, by ordinance, allocate to the Authority a specified portion of civil penalties paid for violations of ordinances.