Whenever an officer charged with the enforcement of the Middletown Codified Ordinances is: (1) satisfied that a provision that officer is charged to enforce, or a law in force in the city applicable to the same subject matter, has been violated; or (2) that an order or direction made in pursuance of the enforcement of this chapter has not been complied with, or is being disregarded; and (3) whenever that officer is satisfied that civil proceedings are necessary for the enforcement of the Middletown Codified Ordinances or laws, to restrain violations thereof, that officer may request the Law Division to being civil proceedings. Civil proceedings may be brought in the name of the city, and may include, among other things, claims for injunction, mandatory relief, restraining orders, damages, the appointment of a receiver, and such other relief as may be allowed in law or equity. Institution of civil proceedings does not exclude criminal proceedings as authorized by the Middletown Codified Ordinances or charging a person with a civil offense as authorized by this chapter.
(Ord. O2019-35, passed 6-4-2019)