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Before any summons is issued for the prosecution of a violation, the violator shall be notified by mail at his last known address that he may pay the fine, established by county ordinance, within five days of receipt of such notice to the county treasurer, and that the officer issuing the summons shall be notified that the violator has failed to pay such fine within such time. The notice to the violator, required by the provisions of this section, shall be contained in an envelope bearing the words “Law Enforcement Notice” stamped or printed on the face thereof in type at least one-half inch in height. 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The notice to the violator, required by the provisions of this section, shall be contained in an envelope bearing the words “Law Enforcement Notice” stamped or printed on the face thereof in type at least one-half inch in height. 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This law was first created in 1986. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 293 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1986 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":152033,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85500,"identifier":"15.2-733","token":"15.2\/I\/7\/2\/15.2-733","url":"\/15.2-733\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-733\/","token":"15.2\/I\/7\/2\/15.2-733","dublin_core":{"Title":"Summons for violations of litter control ordinances","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-733","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The board may adopt by ordinance<\/span> procedures and a schedule of penalties so that the county<\/span> manager or his designee may issue<\/span> notices of violation for litter control ordinances<\/span>. Before any summons<\/span> is issued for the prosecution<\/span> of a violation, the violator shall be notified by mail at his last known address that he may pay the fine, established by county<\/span> ordinance<\/span>, within five days of receipt of such notice to the county<\/span> treasurer, and that the officer issuing the summons<\/span> shall be notified that the violator has failed to pay such fine within such time. The notice to the violator, required by the provisions of this section, shall be contained in an envelope bearing the words “Law<\/span> Enforcement Notice” stamped or printed on the face thereof in type at least one-half inch in height. The county<\/span> manager may delegate the notification responsibility and the authority to make and enforce rules and regulations to the appropriate administrative official or employees.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUMMONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF LITTER CONTROL ORDINANCES (\u00a7 15.2-733)\n\nThe board may adopt by ordinance procedures and a schedule of penalties so that\nthe county manager or his designee may issue notices of violation for litter\ncontrol ordinances. Before any summons is issued for the prosecution of a\nviolation, the violator shall be notified by mail at his last known address that\nhe may pay the fine, established by county ordinance, within five days of\nreceipt of such notice to the county treasurer, and that the officer issuing the\nsummons shall be notified that the violator has failed to pay such fine within\nsuch time. The notice to the violator, required by the provisions of this\nsection, shall be contained in an envelope bearing the words “Law\nEnforcement Notice” stamped or printed on the face thereof in type at\nleast one-half inch in height. The county manager may delegate the notification\nresponsibility and the authority to make and enforce rules and regulations to\nthe appropriate administrative official or employees.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 293, \u00a7 15.1-687.11; 1997, c. 587.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}