<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 12-191. - Penalties and enforcement.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               <span class="ital">Civil penalty</span>. Any violation of the provisions of this article shall subject the offender to a
               civil penalty in the amount as shall be determined by the board of commissioners from
               time to time. In the event there is more than one violation within any 30-day period,
               then the civil penalty shall be increased for each additional violation over one during
               such period, as follows. The date of the first violation shall establish the beginning
               date for the initial 30-day period. The next violation within that 30-day period shall
               be considered the second violation. Any violations that follow within that 30-day
               period shall be numbered sequentially. The penalty shall be:
               
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               (1)
               
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               A second offense within same 30-day period shall be subject to a fine in the amount
               as specified by the board of commissioners from time to time.
               
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               (2)
               
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               A third and subsequent offenses within same 30-day period shall be subject to a fine
               in the amount as specified by the board of commissioners from time to time.
               
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               (3)
               
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               Once the 30-day period has run from the first violation, the next violation shall
               be considered to be a first violation for the purposes of establishing a new 30-day
               period. Each subsequent violation that follows more than 30 days from the previous
               first violation shall be a new first violation for the purpose of establishing a new
               30-day period. Violators shall be issued a written citation, which must be paid within
               72 hours of the issue date and time, which penalty may provide for an additional delinquency
               charge in an amount as specified by the board of commissioners from time to time,
               for each 72-hour period thereafter upon nonpayment until paid in full. The county
               attorney, or his designee, is authorized to file suit on behalf of the county to collect
               any unpaid citations and any delinquency charge, and the sheriff, or his designee,
               is authorized to verify and sign complaints on behalf of the county in such suits.
               A county law enforcement officer or other employee authorized by the county manager
               to enforce the noise control ordinances may issue a citation for violations of this
               article. If litigation is required to recover the penalties and delinquency charges,
               the county attorney or his designee in addition to the penalties and delinquency charges
               may recover reasonable attorney's fees and other costs incurred in bringing the action
               and collecting the judgment.
               
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               (b)
               
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               <span class="ital">Remedies</span>. This article may also be enforced through equitable remedies including, but not
               limited to, nuisance abatement procedures as issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
               
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               (Ord. No. 2008-2, Â§ 12, 5-14-2008)
               
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