Massachusetts S1295 amends municipal ordinance enforcement by increasing civil penalties and allowing courts to award reasonable attorney fees and.
Massachusetts S1295 modifies the enforcement of municipal ordinances and by-laws by increasing the maximum civil penalty from three to five years. The bill also allows courts to award reasonable attorney fees and costs to cities or towns in suits brought to enforce these ordinances or by-laws. These penalties and fees are in addition to any equitable relief ordered by the court and are to be paid to the city or town for their use.
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