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VA: Roanoke ordinance may run afoul of state preemption statute
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Website: http://www.monachuslex.com
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... "Although the preemption statute has been in existence since 1987, the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) still receives several reports per year of local ordinances that are in violation of the preemption statute."
"Generally, these ordinances are on the books but are not being enforced. In many cases, local government officials are not even aware of their existence. ..."
"However, there are occasions where local officials are all too aware of what they are doing. They have enacted the ordinance in question in direct defiance of the preemption statute. And while such ordinances are void and unenforcable, they do serve the purpose for which they are intended. They make citizens afraid to engage in conduct that is both legal and affirmatively protected by state law. ..." ... |
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