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2024 SESSION
HB 235 Persons occupying street for commercial use; civil penalty.
Introduced by: Anne Ferrell Tata | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Persons occupying street for commercial use; civil penalty. Allows cities and towns by ordinance to establish a uniform schedule of civil penalties for commercial use of a street, avenue, park, bridge, or any other public place or public property or any public easement of a city or town, in a manner not permitted to the general public, without having first legally obtained the consent of the city or town. The bill provides that the schedule of civil penalties shall be uniform for each type of specified violation, and the penalty for any one violation, unless elsewhere authorized, shall not exceed (i) $500 for the initial penalty, (ii) $1,000 for the second violation, or (iii) $1,500 for the third or subsequent violation.
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HISTORY
- 01/04/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101458D
- 01/04/24 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/16/24 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/26/24 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/13/24 House: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns