(1) (a) Any building or dwelling unit owner, or agent thereof, who fails to provide or who falsifies information required to be provided by Chapter 5-16 commits an offense and shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $500.00 for each offense.
(b) It shall be an affirmative defense to any prosecution for a failure to disclose information required by this chapter that the utility company failed to timely comply with a properly executed written request.
Any person who falsely claims or misrepresents himself to be an owner or agent in any disclosure or request for information made with regard to Chapter 5-16 commits an offense and shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $500.00 for each offense.
(Prior code § 193.2-7; Added Coun. J. 10-15-87, p. 5196)