The Cities of Chesapeake and Portsmouth 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 in an amount not to exceed $1,000.
1995, cc. 291, 408, § 15.1-132.2; 1997, c. 587; 2000, cc. 829, 840; 2019, c. 632.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 11 - Powers of Cities and Towns
§ 15.2-1100. Powers conferred; exercised by council
§ 15.2-1101. Exercise of powers outside boundaries
§ 15.2-1103. Charter provisions not affected; conflict between chapter and charter
§ 15.2-1104. Taxes and assessments
§ 15.2-1104.1. Tax on admissions to charitable events
§ 15.2-1105. Borrowing money and issuing evidence of indebtedness
§ 15.2-1106. Control and management of affairs; books, records, accounts, etc., of agencies
§ 15.2-1107. Departments, offices, boards, etc.
§ 15.2-1108. Gifts, donations, bequests or grants
§ 15.2-1109. Milk, food and food products
§ 15.2-1110. Swimming pools, lakes and other waters
§ 15.2-1111. Regulation of cemeteries and burials
§ 15.2-1112. Aid to military units
§ 15.2-1113.1. Prohibiting hunting in certain areas
§ 15.2-1115. Abatement or removal of nuisances
§ 15.2-1116. Smoke; fuel-burning equipment
§ 15.2-1117. Light, ventilation, sanitation and use and occupancy of buildings
§ 15.2-1119. Hospitals, sanatoria, homes, clinics, etc.
§ 15.2-1120. Detentive, correctional and penal institutions
§ 15.2-1122. Parking or storage of vehicles
§ 15.2-1123. Airports and facilities
§ 15.2-1123.1. Lynchburg Regional Airport police department
§ 15.2-1125. Licenses and permits; fees; bonds or insurance
§ 15.2-1126. Posting of bond not prerequisite to exercise of right by municipality
§ 15.2-1127. Vacant building registration; civil penalty
§ 15.2-1128. City of Norfolk authorized to exchange information regarding criminal history
§ 15.2-1129. Encouragement of use of city facilities in certain cities
§ 15.2-1129.2. Creation of local economic revitalization zones
§ 15.2-1130. Liability for failure to provide adequate security or crowd control
§ 15.2-1131. Establishment of personnel system for city administrative officials and employees
§ 15.2-1132. Volunteer property maintenance and zoning inspectors in certain cities
§ 15.2-1133. Purchase of electric power and energy; duration of contracts; source of payments