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 Blacksburg
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

  § 1-111. Classification of and penalties for violations; continuing violations.  

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  • (a)

    Whenever in this Code or any other ordinance of the town or any rule or regulation promulgated by any officer or agency of the town, under authority duly vested in such officer or agency, it is provided that a violation of any provision thereof shall constitute a Class 1, 2, 3 or 4 misdemeanor, such violation shall be punished as follows:

    (1)

    Class 1 misdemeanor. By a fine of not more than $2,500.00, or by confinement in jail for not more than 12 months, or by both such fine and confinement.

    (2)

    Class 2 misdemeanor. By a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or by confinement in jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and confinement.

    (3)

    Class 3 misdemeanor. By a fine of not more than $500.00.

    (4)

    Class 4 misdemeanor. By a fine of not more than $250.00.

    (b)

    Whenever in any provision of this Code or in any other ordinance of the town or any rule or regulation promulgated by an officer or agency of the town, under authority duly vested in such officer or agency, any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or misdemeanor, or the doing of any act is required, or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, where no specific penalty is provided for the violation of such provision and such violation is not described as being of a particular class of misdemeanor, such violation shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor and be punished as prescribed in subsection (a)(1) above.

    (c)

    Each day any violation of this Code or any other ordinance, rule or regulation referred to in this section shall continue shall constitute a separate offense, except where otherwise provided.

    State Law reference— Classification of misdemeanors and punishment therefor, Code of Virginia, §§ 18.2-9, 18.2-11; authority of town to provide penalties for violation or ordinances, § 15.2-1429; authority of court trying case, upon conviction, to require bond conditioned that the person convicted will not violate the ordinance for the breach of which he was convicted for a period of not more than one year, § 15.2-1430; injunctive relief for continuing violations of ordinances, § 15.2-1432.

State law reference

Classification of misdemeanors and punishment therefor, Code of Virginia, §§ 18.2-9, 18.2-11; authority of town to provide penalties for violation or ordinances, § 15.2-1429; authority of court trying case, upon conviction, to require bond conditioned that the person convicted will not violate the ordinance for the breach of which he was convicted for a period of not more than one year, § 15.2-1430; injunctive relief for continuing violations of ordinances, § 15.2-1432.