Amended
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ORDINANCE
ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT OF ORDINANCES
CITY OF NASHUA
In the Year Two Thousand and Sixteen
The City of Nashua ordains that Part II “General Legislation” of the Nashua Revised
Ordinances as amended, is hereby further amended by adding the following new Chapter as
follows:
“Chapter 74
ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT OF ORDINANCES
§ 74-1. Citation authority.
City departments or officials charged with the responsibility for enforcing the ordinances and
codes of the city are hereby authorized to issue citations for any violation of the ordinances or
codes that they are responsible for enforcing. The enforcement authority provided hereby is
provided for in RSA 31:39-c and is in addition to the authority for ordinance and code
enforcement that currently exists.
§ 74-2. Citation defined.
A citation is a written and/or printed notice describing a specific violation of a city ordinance or
code which is served on the person responsible for the violation. Each day on which a violation
exists or occurs is a separate offense, and a citation may be issued for each offense. A citation
shall be served in the manner described in this chapter, and shall contain the following
information:
A. A clear and concise description of the violation.
B. The location of the violation and the date and time on which it was observed.
C. The name and address of the person responsible for the violation.
D. The penalty for the violation as provided for in this chapter.
E. A statement or table describing the penalties for future occurrences of the same violation.
F. A statement as to whether the citation is being issued for a first, second, or subsequent
offense.
