No person shall change the location, remove, or break the seal on any meter after it is installed except for a duly authorized employee of the Lorain Utilities Department Division of Water. Meters and appurtenances attached thereto shall not be tampered with. If the Division of Water finds that a meter seal has been broken and there is evidence that a meter· has been tampered with, including but not limited to previously aforementioned actions, as determined by the Director of Utilities, the water shall be immediately shut off and not turned on again until a payment in the total amount of seven-hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00), has been made to the Lorain Utilities Department. The customer shall also pay for the estimated quantity of water which has not been registered because of said tampering before the water is turned on. Any violation of these rules set forth within Section 911.515 shall be delivered to the Prosecutor's Office for possibility of further prosecution at the discretion of the Director of Utilities.
(Ord. 176-22. Passed 10-3-22.)