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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Any person occupying or using any of the streets, avenues, parks, bridges or any other public places or public property or any public easement of any description of a city or town, in a manner not permitted to the general public, without having first legally obtained the consent of the city or town shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. Each day's continuance thereof shall be a separate offense. Such occupancy or use shall be deemed a nuisance. The court trying the case may cause the nuisance to be abated and commit the offenders and all their agents and employees engaged in such offenses to jail until the order of the court is obeyed.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Virginia Code Title 15.2. Counties, Cities and Towns § 15.2-2107. Persons occupying or using streets, etc., contrary to law - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/va/title-15-2-counties-cities-and-towns/va-code-sect-15-2-2107/
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