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SEC. 64.70.06. AUTHORITY TO ARREST AND ISSUE CITATIONS.
   (Amended by Ord. No. 183,229, Eff. 9/24/14.)
 
   In addition to the provisions of Section 61.07(b) of this Code, the Director of the Bureau of Sanitation, the Assistant Director of the Bureau of Sanitation, the Division Manager of the Bureau of Sanitation, the Assistant Division Manager of the Bureau of Sanitation, Chief Environmental Compliance Inspectors, Senior Environmental Compliance Inspectors and Environmental Compliance Inspectors of the Bureau of Sanitation, designated to implement and enforce the provisions of this Article, shall have the power, authority, and immunity of a public officer or employee, as set forth in the California Penal Code Section 836.5, to make arrests without a warrant or release on citation whenever he or she has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a misdemeanor or an infraction in his or her presence which is a violation of this Article. Each citation to appear shall state the name and the address of the violator, the provisions of this article violated, and the time and place of appearance before the court. The person cited shall sign the citation giving his or her written promise to appear as stated therein. If the person cited fails to appear, the City Attorney may request issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the person cited.