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HOUSE BILL NO. 1486 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns on February 5, 1995) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Melvin) A BILL to authorize any city having a population between 100,000 and 110,000 to obtain reimbursement for certain emergency law-enforcement expenses.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. That the governing body of any city having a population between 100,000 and 110,000 may provide by ordinance that any person who has negligently failed to provide adequate security or crowd control at a sporting event, restaurant, night club or other business or commercial activity that draws large crowds of people may be liable in a separate civil action for the cost associated with any emergency response by the law-enforcement agency or emergency medical services personnel of such city caused by the sponsor, owner or tenant of any sporting event, restaurant, night club or other business or commercial establishment who negligently failed to provide adequate security or crowd control. Such person shall be liable to the city in an amount not to exceed $1,000.