Pending
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO
Senate Bill No. 2308
BY: Committee
Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION 1. Section 17-1-27, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
17-1-27. Any person, firm
or corporation who shall knowingly and * * * willfully violate the terms,
conditions or provisions of a zoning ordinance adopted under the authority of
Sections 17-1-1 through 17-1-25, inclusive, for violation of which no other administrative,
civil or criminal penalty is prescribed by state or local law, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction therefor shall be sentenced to
pay a fine of not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and in case of
continuing violations without reasonable effort on the part of the defendant to
correct same, each day the violation continues thereafter shall be a separate
offense.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2023.
Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 17-1-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD ADMINISTRATIVE OR CIVIL PENALTIES AS AN OPTION THAT LOCAL GOVERNING AUTHORITIES MAY PURSUE WHEN A LOCAL ZONING ORDINANCE IS VIOLATED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.