(A) Any person, firm, or corporation, or any agent or employee of any person, firm, or organization violating the provisions of §§ 51.05, 51.06, 51.10 through 51.14, and 51.19 through 51.21 shall, upon conviction thereof in the Municipal Court, be punished by a fine, as set by Council resolution, for each offense for each day of the violation.
(B) Per § 51.21, the sum of not less than $100 for each offense for each day of violation.
(C) (1) A water account holder violating the provisions established in § 51.22(A), (C) - (E) shall, upon conviction thereof in the Municipal Court, be punished by a fine, penalty, and liability for each offense. The Municipal Court will adjudicate each violation on a case-by-case basis. Fines, penalties, and liabilities shall be processed separately from water billing.
(2) The City will apply all fines and liability as established in divisions (A), (C) - (E) to the individual whose name is on the account’s application and billing software. Upon conviction in Municipal Court, all fines, penalties, and liabilities shall be paid in full within the timeframe established by the Court. Fines, penalties, and liabilities not paid in this timeframe shall be turned over for collection by a third-party agency. A failure to appear in the Municipal Court shall result in the fines, penalties, and liabilities being upheld upon the account holder.
(3) Actions as established in § 51.22(A), (C) - (E) may be considered by the City or law enforcement as “criminal mischief” under ORS 164.345 and prosecuted as a Class C felony.
(Ord. 500, passed 11-14-1988; Ord. 672, passed 10-6-2021; Ord. 676, passed 7-6-2022)