§ 9.28.010. Issuance of written notice and warning; penalty for violation of chapter.

If it is established that:

1.

There was reasonable cause for a law enforcement officer to have issued a notice and warning as set forth below to any property owner, person or persons for actions in violation of Connecticut General Statutes, Sec. 53a-181, 53a-181a or 53a-182; and

2.

Such owner, person or persons received a written notice and warning; and

3.

Within one year of the date of the notice and warning, any person or persons were found in violation of any such section and arrested or given a citation for such subsequent acts at the location set forth in the notice and warning; and

4.

The person or persons were found guilty of one or more of the subsequent violations of Connecticut General Statutes, Sec. 53a-181, 53a-181a or 53a-182 for which they were found arrested or given a citation; then:

(a)

The court imposing sentence on such person may, as a condition of sentence, order such person to pay the reasonable arrest, processing and court-related costs incurred by the city for law enforcement officers' return to the location of the incident which led to the conviction; or

(a)

The reasonable arrest, processing and court-related costs incurred by the city for law enforcement officers' return to the location of the incident which led to any such conviction shall be a charge against the owner of such property and person or persons convicted, provided that such owner, person or persons previously received the notice and warning pursuant to this section. The charge shall constitute a debt of such owner, person or persons and is collectible by the city in the same manner as in the case of an obligation under contract. Prior to initiating an action to collect any such debt, the city shall provide such owner, person or persons a bill itemizing the charges and afford them at least sixty (60) days to pay the bill.

(Ord. dated 11/6/17 )