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2020 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HOUSE BILL NO. 5026 Offered August 18, 2020 Prefiled August 17, 2020 A BILL to allow property or business owners to collect certain damages from a locality; inadequate police response. ----------
Patrons-- Cole, M.L. (By Request), Davis, LaRock, Poindexter, Walker, Ware, Webert and Wright; Senator: Reeves
---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, general or special, in any instance in which a locality intentionally or negligently fails to provide an adequate police response so as to prevent damage to the property of a property owner or business owner, the locality shall be responsible to the property owner or business owner for the resulting damages.