Upon the trial of any such presentment the person or persons who have created, caused or permitted the continuation of any nuisance, if found guilty, shall be ordered to either abate said nuisance or to reimburse the locality for all costs of removal and abatement of said nuisance, if the locality has abated the nuisance pursuant to § 15.2-900, and further may be fined not more than $25,000, in addition to other remedies available under the law.
Va. Code Ann. § 48-5
Fines and costs; judgment of abatement
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Board of Supervisors v. U.S. Home Corp. (1989)
Most recently applied in Board of Supervisors v. U.S. Home Corp. (August 1989)
Code 1919, § 1520; 1996, cc. 291, 808; 2009, cc. 181, 551.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.