Massachusetts S1082 amends civil penalty amounts for municipal ordinance violations and outlines factors for penalty assessment.

Massachusetts S1082 modifies the civil penalty for violations of municipal ordinances and by-laws, increasing it from $300 to $1,000. The bill also specifies that penalties are in addition to any equitable relief ordered by the court and must be paid to the city or town. When assessing penalties, courts must consider factors such as the willfulness of the violation, harm to public health, economic benefit to the violator, cost to the city or town, history of noncompliance, and efforts to cease the violation after notice.

Massachusetts S1082 amends civil penalty amounts for municipal ordinance violations and outlines factors for penalty assessment.

Massachusetts S1082 modifies the civil penalty for violations of municipal ordinances and by-laws, increasing it from $300 to $1,000. The bill also specifies that penalties are in addition to any equitable relief ordered by the court and must be paid to the city or town. When assessing penalties, courts must consider factors such as the willfulness of the violation, harm to public health, economic benefit to the violator, cost to the city or town, history of noncompliance, and efforts to cease the violation after notice.