Chapter 1.06
RECOVERY OF COSTS FOR CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS
Sections:
1.06.010 Prohibition against recovering costs from the defendant for criminal violations of ordinances.
A. The city shall not charge any defendant, who criminally violates an ordinance, for the costs of investigation, prosecution, or appeal in a criminal case. This section shall not apply in any civil action or civil proceeding.
B. “Costs” are defined as the salary, fees, and hourly rates paid to attorneys, law enforcement, and inspectors for their time spent investigating or enforcing the criminal violation of the ordinance. Nothing in this section shall construe “costs” as including the costs to remedy, abate, or restore any damage caused by the criminal violation of an ordinance. (Ord. 19-02 § 1, 2019)