Marshall County is expanding the scope of its Ordinance Violations Bureau. The county commissioners approved an ordinance Monday that reaffirms the use of the bureau and lists which county ordinances it would enforce.
County Attorney Jim Clevenger said an Ordinance Violations Bureau already exists in the county, but its use is somewhat limited. “A lot of municipalities already enforce some of their local ordinances through the Violation Bureau in the Clerk’s Office,” he explained. “This would permit the Sheriff’s Department to enforce a number of local ordinances through that Violations Bureau.”
Those ordinances cover things like abandoned vehicles, loose animals, curfew, travel on county roads during declared emergencies, unsafe buildings, and ATV, buggy, and golf cart use. Clevenger said the changes to the Ordinance Violations Bureau will take effect about 30 days after legal notice is published.
