                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF NOISE ORDINANCES (§ 15.2-980)

Any locality may, by ordinance, adopt a uniform schedule of civil penalties for
violations of that locality&#8217;s noise ordinance. This provision shall not
apply to noise generated in connection with the business being performed on
industrial property. Civil fines will not exceed $250 for the first offense and
$500 for each subsequent offense. The locality may authorize the chief
law-enforcement officer to enforce any civil penalties adopted pursuant to the
provisions of this section. The provisions of this section shall not apply to
railroads. No ordinance of any locality shall apply to sound emanating from any
area permitted by the Virginia Department of Energy or any division thereof.

HISTORY: 2010, cc. 501, 788; 2017, c. 649; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 532.