Bill Text: VA HB209 | 2010 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Outdoor signs and advertising; penalties collected for violations of provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0497) [HB209 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2010-HB209-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §33.1-375.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §33.1-375.1. Commissioner may enter into certain agreements; penalties. A. The Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner may enter into agreements with the local governing body of Fairfax County authorizing local law-enforcement agencies or other local governmental entities to act as agents of the Commissioner for the purpose of (i) enforcing the provisions of § 33.1-373 and (ii) collecting the penalties and costs provided for in that section. However, no local governing body shall enter into any such agreement until it has held a public hearing thereon. B. Notwithstanding the provisions of §33.1-373, C. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section,
the following signs and advertising shall not be subject to the agreements
provided for in subsection A 1. Signs and advertising supporting an individual's candidacy for elected public office or other ballot issues, provided this exception shall not include signs and advertising in place more than three days after the election to which they apply. 2. Signs and advertising promoting and/or providing directions to a special event to be held at a specified date stated on the sign or advertising, provided this exception shall not include special event signs in place more than three days after the conclusion of the special event. 3. Other signs and advertising erected D. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section,
the Commissioner may enter into agreements with the local governing bodies of
localities to which the foregoing provisions of this section do not apply to
authorize those governing bodies to act as agents of the Commissioner and the
Department in enforcing the provisions of §33.1-373. The limitations
applicable to agreements entered into under subsections A through C |