Sec. 46-52. - Responses to disturbances.

(a)

No responsible party shall cause, permit or tolerate a disturbance as defined herein.

(b)

Whenever a police officer responds to a disturbance, he/she shall advise any responsible party present to discontinue the disturbance, and further advise that the responsible parties shall be liable for the actual cost of each subsequent response required for a disturbance within 12 months of the first response.

(c)

At the first response, the police department shall give a written notice to all responsible parties advising them that if a second or subsequent response to a disturbance is required within 12 months following such notice, response costs shall be charged to any responsible party for all responses after the first response.

(d)

Notice of the warning may be either hand delivered or mailed to a responsible party. If it is mailed, it shall be mailed by first-class and certified mail to the last known address of the responsible party and in the case of the owner, to the address specified by the owner on the registration form required by section 14-518.

(e)

All responsible parties shall be jointly and severally liable for the response costs regardless of whether or not a responsible party received an oral or written warning pursuant to section 46-52.

(Ch. 952, § 1, 12-5-2011)