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Douglas County explores countywide legal tools to address car camping and business policies
Summary
County Attorney Jeff Garcia outlined options including parking restrictions, county property prohibitions and using state public nuisance laws or failing-to-report rules to encourage large retailers to report minor crimes and discourage overnight vehicle camping. Municipal coordination would be needed for a uniform approach.
Jeff Garcia, Douglas County attorney, told members of the Douglas County Homeless Initiative on March 13 that the county is studying legal options to reduce vehicle-based camping and to address corporate policies that can limit local responses.
Garcia said the county is considering parking restrictions for oversized vehicles, opting into neighborhood or HOA-based overnight restrictions and prohibiting overnight parking on county property. He also described two legal approaches — using state public nuisance laws and a failing-to-report-minor-crime framework — that could give the county enforcement options if businesses do not report recurring shoplifting or related…
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