Bill Text: VA SB1285 | 2021 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Vacant buildings; registration.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote [SB1285 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2021-SB1285-Engrossed.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 1285 Senate Amendments in [ ] – January 20, 2021 A BILL to amend and reenact §15.2-1127 of the Code of Virginia, relating to vacant buildings; registration. ---------- Patron Prior to Engrossment--Senator Locke ---------- Referred to Committee on Local Government ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §15.2-1127 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§15.2-1127. Vacant building registration; civil penalty.

The Town of Clifton Forge, the Town of Pulaski, in a conservation and rehabilitation district of the town, the Town of Timberville, and any city, by ordinance, may require, by ordinance, the owner or owners of buildings that have been vacant for a continuous period of 12 months or more, [ and which and which may endanger the public health, safety, or welfare ] meet the definition of "derelict building" under §15.2-907.1, to register such buildings on an annual basis and may impose an annual registration fee not to exceed $100 to defray the cost of processing such registration. The registration of buildings shall be on forms designated by the locality and filed with the agency designated by the locality. Failure to register shall be a $200 civil penalty; however, failure to register in conservation and rehabilitation districts designated by the governing body, or in other areas designated as blighted pursuant to § 36-49.1:1, shall be punishable by a civil penalty not exceeding $400. Notice shall be mailed to the owner or owners, at the address to which property tax notices are sent, at least 30 days prior to the assessment of the civil penalty.