Bill Text: VA HB1334 | 2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Littering; prohibits disposal of cigarette butts on public property.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-03-01 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N) [HB1334 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2010-HB1334-Comm_Sub.html
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 33.1-346.2 as follows: §33.1-346.2. Disposal of cigarettes on highway, etc.; penalty. It shall be unlawful for any person to dump or otherwise dispose of a cigarette or part thereof on public property, including a public highway, right-of-way, property adjacent to such highway or right-of-way, or on private property without the consent of the owner thereof or his agent. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of $75 to be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Literary Fund. 2. That the Supreme Court of Virginia shall add violations of this act to the Non-Traffic Prepayable Offenses and Uniform Fine Schedule. |