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Delegates approve moving bill allowing municipalities to raise code-enforcement fines up to $5,000
2865190 · April 3, 2025
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Summary
Delegates heard floor debate on a bill permitting municipalities to raise maximum fines for code violations to $5,000 from a long-standing $1,000 cap and ordered the bill past third reading.
The House considered Senate legislation that would authorize municipalities to set maximum fines for municipal infractions at up to $5,000, replacing a $1,000 cap that has been in place for roughly 30 years.
Floor debate framed the bill as an update to give smaller towns more enforcement “teeth” to address chronic property maintenance issues such as…
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