(A) All fees or penalties prescribed for the issuance of permits, licenses, or certificates or for the inspection of plans, premises, or equipment, under any provision of this chapter, shall be paid to the Director, who shall render to the person making the payment a receipt stating the amount and purpose for which the fee or penalty has been paid, a duplicate of which shall be made part of the records of the Department. All fees and penalties thus received shall be deposited with the City Controller for the corporate fund.
(B) (1) All fees or penalties prescribed for which the payment is required under any provision of this subchapter shall constitute a debt due the city.
(2) The City Attorney shall, at the direction of the Director, institute a civil suit in the name of the city to recover the amount of any unpaid fee or penalty.
(2) No civil judgment or any act by the City Attorney, the Director, or the violator shall bar or prevent a criminal prosecution for each and every violation of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 102.090)