EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A Lane County man has been held in contempt for violating restrictions against late-night dance parties known as raves.
The Eugene Register-Guard reported Friday (http://bit.ly/xRLb8A ) the case against 44-year-old Brian Hamilton dates to a September event called “Where Life Begins” that began without county permits at his 90-acre rural place. It drew 1,500 people, and authorities shut it down.
After that, a judge ordered Hamilton and a Portland promoter to pay the county $11,500 each and barred Hamilton from holding events without permits. But authorities say that two weeks after the order, he was involved in one at his place.
The paper said Judge Karsten Rasmussen fined Hamilton $500, ordered him to reimburse the county about $3,000 and said a fine of $10,000 would follow another violation.