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Lunenburg County adopts ordinance allowing recovery of emergency-response costs from convicted drivers
Summary
The Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted Sec. 73-4, permitting the county and volunteer fire/rescue squads to seek up to $1,000 in reimbursement for reasonable emergency-response expenses from persons convicted of specified offenses; the ordinance allows a $350 flat fee or itemized billing.
Lunenburg County on Dec. 14 adopted an ordinance authorizing the county and volunteer fire and rescue squads to seek restitution from people convicted of certain offenses to cover reasonable emergency-response costs.
County Attorney Frank Rennie presented the measure, Sec. 73-4, explaining the provision would allow the county to recover expenses incurred for law enforcement, firefighting, rescue and emergency medical services when such…
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