§ 5.15. Form of Contents of Citation; Filing With Court.

A citation issued by a code enforcement officer shall be in a form prescribed by the City Council, or promulgated by administrative order issued by the Chief Judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit in the case of a uniform code citation, and shall contain:

1)

The date and time of issuance;

2)

The name and address of the person to whom the citation is issued;

3)

The date and time the civil infraction was committed;

4)

The facts constituting reasonable cause;

5)

The number of the section of the code or ordinance violated;

6)

The name and authority of the code enforcement officer;

7)

The procedure for the person to follow in order to pay the civil penalty or to contest the citation;

8)

The applicable civil penalty if the person elects to contest the citation;

9)

The applicable civil penalty if the person elects not to contest the citation; and

10)

A conspicuous statement that if the person fails to pay the civil penalty within the time allowed, or fails to appear in court to contest the citation, he or she shall be deemed to have waived his or her right to contest the citation and that, in such case, judgment may be entered against the person for an amount up to the maximum civil penalty.

After issuing a citation to an alleged violator, a code enforcement officer shall deposit the original and one copy of the citation with the County Court, by filing same with the Clerk of the Court.

(Ord. of 2-6-1995, Doc. #28220)