Bill Amendment: MS HB894 | 2023 | Regular Session
Bill Title: Violations of local zoning ordinances; authorize governing authorities to pursue administrative or civil penalties for.
Status: 2023-03-13 - Approved by Governor [HB894 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2023-HB894-Senate_Committee_Amendment_No_1.html
Pending
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO
House Bill No. 894
BY: Committee
Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION 1. Section 17-1-27, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
17-1-27. Any person, firm
or corporation who shall knowingly and * * * willfully
violate the terms, conditions or provisions of a zoning ordinance adopted under
the authority of Sections 17-1-1 through 17-1-25, inclusive, for violation of
which no other administrative, civil or criminal penalty is prescribed by
state or local law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction therefor
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not to exceed One Hundred Dollars
($100.00), and in case of continuing violations without reasonable effort on
the part of the defendant to correct same, each day the violation continues
thereafter shall be a separate offense.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2023, and shall stand repealed on June 30, 2023.
Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 17-1-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD ADMINISTRATIVE OR CIVIL PENALTIES AS AN OPTION THAT LOCAL GOVERNING AUTHORITIES MAY PURSUE WHEN A LOCAL ZONING ORDINANCE IS VIOLATED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
