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Any owner or lessee of any such building, who shall violate any of the provisions of \u00a7 27-51<\/a>, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500, or by confinement in jail not less than 6 nor more than 12 months, or by both. The continuation of any failure to comply with the provisions of such section for each week after notice has been given the owner or lessee of the buildings that the exits are unsafe or insufficient shall be deemed a separate offense<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTY FOR VIOLATING \u00a7 27-51; SEPARATE OFFENSES (\u00a7 27-53)\n\nAny owner or lessee of any such building, who shall violate any of the\nprovisions of \u00a7 27-51, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor\nmore than $500, or by confinement in jail not less than 6 nor more than 12\nmonths, or by both. The continuation of any failure to comply with the\nprovisions of such section for each week after notice has been given the owner\nor lessee of the buildings that the exits are unsafe or insufficient shall be\ndeemed a separate offense.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 3144; R. P. 1948, \u00a7 27-38.","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}}