(A) The Administrator, as defined in § 8.20.020, is authorized by the City Council, pursuant to Cal. Penal Code §§ 836.5 and 19.7 and subject to the provisions thereof to issue a Notice to Appear to any person on his or her written promise to appear in court, pursuant to Cal. Penal Code §§ 853.5 and 853.6, whenever the Administrator has reasonable cause to believe that the person has either violated a mandatory provision of Chapter 8.20 of this code in the presence of the Administrator or fails to correct a violation of the mandatory provisions of Chapter 8.20 of this code and therefore has committed an infraction or misdemeanor which the Administrator has a discretionary duty to enforce.
(B) The Administrator shall file executed citations with the Magistrate pursuant to § 1.08.070 of this code. Under no circumstances may the Administrator take the person into custody. In the event that the person demands to be taken before the Magistrate or refuses to provide his or her written promise to appear in court, the Administrator shall either summon a Corona police officer, explain the situation and request that the Corona police officer arrest the person and take the person into custody or seek assistance of the City Attorney and request that an infraction or misdemeanor complaint be prepared and filed against that person.
(C) The Administrator shall be an Enforcement Officer within the meaning of § 1.08.120(D) of this code.
(`78 Code, §1.08.074.) (Ord. 3338 § 3, 2021; Ord. 3312 § 3, 2020; Ord. 2333 § 1, 1997.)
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For provisions authorizing cities to designate violations of municipal ordinances as infractions, see Cal. Gov’t Code § 36900