<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 64-14. - Penalties.</div>
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               Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter, who fails to carry out the
               duties and responsibilities imposed by this chapter or who impedes or interferes with
               any action undertaken or ordered pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the
               following penalties.
               
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                  (1)
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                  If the manager, water director, or other county official or officials charged with
                  implementation and enforcement of this chapter or a water supply shortage resolution
                  learns of any violation of any water use restriction imposed pursuant to this chapter,
                  a written notice of the violation shall be affixed to the property where the violation
                  occurred and mailed to the customer of record and to any other person known to the
                  county who is responsible for the violation or its correction. Such notice shall describe
                  the violation and order that it be corrected, cured, or abated immediately or within
                  such specified time as the county determines is reasonable under the circumstances.
                  If the order is not complied with, the county may terminate water service to the customer
                  subject to the following procedures.
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                  a.
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                  The county shall give the customer notice by mail that, due to the violation, water
                  services will be discontinued within a specified time and that the customer will have
                  the opportunity to appeal the termination by requesting a hearing scheduled before
                  the county board of commissioners or a county official designated as a hearing officer
                  by the county board of commissioners;
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                  b.
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                  If such a hearing is requested by the customer charged with the violation, he or she
                  shall be given a full opportunity to be heard before termination is ordered; and
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                  c.
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                  The county board of commissioners or hearing officer shall make findings of fact and
                  order whether service should continue or be terminated.
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                  (2)
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                  A fee of $50.00 shall be paid for the reconnection of any water service terminated
                  pursuant to subsection (1). In the event of subsequent violation, the reconnection
                  fee shall be $200.00 for the second violation and $300.00 for each additional violation.
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                  (3)
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                  Any customer may also be charged with violation of this chapter and prosecuted in
                  district court. Any person so charged and found guilty of violating the provisions
                  of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day's violation shall constitute
                  a separate offense. The penalty for violation shall be a maximum fine of $50.00 or
                  imprisonment for not more than 30 days.
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               (Ord. of 12-5-94, Â§ 9)
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