Virginia § 15.2-1130 - Liability for failure to provide adequate security or crowd control
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 15.2-1130 — Liability for failure to provide adequate security or crowd control, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15.2-1130. Liability for failure to provide adequate security or crowd control
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.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Virginia § 15.2-1130 cover?
Section 15.2-1130 ("Liability for failure to provide adequate security or crowd control") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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