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Criminal Nuisance Abatement

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Short title.

Purpose; construction.

Definitions.

Maintaining a criminal nuisance.

Action to abate criminal nuisance.

Jurisdiction; complaint; notice of lis pendens.

Affirmative defenses.

Notice to interested parties.

Substitution of plaintiff [Repealed].

Delay and dismissal of actions.

Temporary abatement hearing; order; procedure.

Enforcing ex parte and temporary abatement orders.

Permanent abatement for all criminal nuisance actions; hearing; admissible evidence.

Duty of Attorney General; proceeds of sale in all criminal nuisance actions.

Lease void if building used for criminal nuisance.

Civil penalty [Repealed].

Immunity [Repealed].

Notification and provision of treatment resources.

Premises involving multiple residences or businesses.

Defense application to vacate or modify closing order prior to trial [Repealed].

Presumption against closure; vacating closure after abatement of nuisance and proof nuisance is not likely to occur.

Standard of proof.

Admissibility of evidence to prove criminal nuisance.

Relationship to criminal proceedings.

Release of premises upon inspection or repair.

Penalties.

Settlements.

Recovery of costs.

Contempt.

Cumulative remedies.

Liability for damage to closed properties.

Civil immunity.

Civil action for damages resulting from criminal nuisance.

Presumptions.