(a) Enforcement Procedure. The OEWD Director shall issue an administrative citation for the violation of any section of this Article 53. Administrative Code Chapter 100, “Procedures Governing the Imposition of Administrative Fines,” is hereby incorporated in its entirety, except as it relates to the definition of a violation and the calculation of penalty amounts, addressed in subsections (b) and (c). Administrative Code Chapter 100 shall govern the procedure for imposition, enforcement, collection, and administrative review of administrative citations issued under this Section 5309.
(b) Violations Subject to Penalties. Any third-party food delivery service that violates any provision of this Article 53 shall be subject to an administrative penalty imposed by order of the OEWD Director. For purposes of assessing penalties for violation of Sections 5302, 5303, 5304, 5305, and 5306, a separate violation shall accrue each time a customer transaction is processed subject to any contract, term, fee, commission, charge, or price that violates one or more of these sections. As used in the prior sentence, “customer transaction” includes a telephone call by a customer to the third-party food delivery service that does not result in a purchase by a customer during the telephone call, for purposes of identifying a violation of Section 5304. For purposes of assessing penalties for violation of Section 5307, each day a third-party food delivery service fails to disclose documents or records in violation of that section shall be a separate violation.
(c) Penalty Amounts. In setting the amount of the administrative penalty, which shall not exceed $1,000 per violation, the OEWD Director shall consider any one or more mitigating or aggravating circumstances presented, including but not limited to the following: the amount of any fee, commission, or charge collected in violation of this Article 53, the persistence of the misconduct, the willfulness of the misconduct, the length of time over which the misconduct occurred, and the assets, liabilities, and net worth of the third-party delivery service.
(Added by Ord. 234-20, File No. 200398, App. 11/20/2020, Eff. 12/21/2020)