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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>68945</law_id><section_number>48-5</section_number><catch_line>Fines and costs; judgment of abatement</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>15.2-900</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="48">Nuisances</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">Abating Public Nuisances Generally</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Upon the <span class="dictionary">trial</span> of any such <span class="dictionary">presentment</span> the person or persons who have created, caused or permitted the continuation of any nuisance, if found guilty, shall be ordered to either abate said nuisance or to reimburse the locality for all costs of removal and abatement of said nuisance, if the locality has abated the nuisance pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Abatement or removal of nuisances by localities; recovery of costs" href="/15.2-900/">15.2-900</a>, and further may be fined not more than $25,000, in addition to other remedies available under the <span class="dictionary">law</span>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1919, &#xA7; 1520; 1996, cc. 291, 808; 2009, cc. 181, 551.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
