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2016 SESSION
16103953DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 15.2-1127 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 15.2-1127. Vacant building registration; penalty.
The Town of Clifton Forge, the Town of Pulaski, in a
conservation and rehabilitation district of the town, and any city, by
ordinance, may require the owner or owners of buildings (i) that
have been vacant for a continuous period of 12 months or more, and which (ii) that
meet the definition of "derelict building" under § 15.2-907.1, or that meet alternative criteria as
established by local ordinance, to
register such buildings on an annual basis and may impose an annual
registration fee not to exceed $100 to defray the cost of processing such
registration. The registration of buildings shall be on forms designated by the
locality and filed with the agency designated by the locality. Failure to
register shall be a $200 civil penalty; however, failure to register in
conservation and rehabilitation districts designated by the governing body, or
in other areas designated as blighted pursuant to § 36-49.1:1, shall be
punishable by a civil penalty not exceeding $400. Notice shall be mailed to the
owner or owners, at the address to which property tax notices are sent, at
least 30 days prior to the assessment of the civil penalty.