Monday, December 1, 2008
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HB851: Crowd control; authority to bring civil action against person who negligently fails to provide.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 15.2-1130 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 15.2-1130. Liability for failure to provide adequate security or crowd control.
Any city having
a population between 100,000 and 110,000 or between 150,000 and 160,000or
town may provide by ordinance that any person who has negligently
failed to provide adequate security or crowd control at a sporting event,
restaurant, night club or other business or commercial activity that draws
large crowds of people may be liable in a separate civil action for the cost
associated with any emergency response by the law-enforcement agency or
emergency medical services personnel of such city caused by the sponsor, owner
or tenant of any sporting event, restaurant, night club or other business or
commercial establishment who negligently failed to provide adequate security or
crowd control. Such person shall be liable to the city or town in
an amount not to exceed $1,000.
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