(A) Compliance required; filing of complaint for noncompliance.
(1) Upon the receipt of an order from the Fire Chief to abate any dangerous condition or fire hazard as described in this chapter, the owner or proprietor of the premises upon which the fire hazard or dangerous condition exists shall comply at once with the order.
(2) If the owner or proprietor has not complied with the order within three days following its issuance, the Fire Chief shall sign and file a complaint with the Municipal Judge of the town, accusing the owner or proprietor of a misdemeanor and setting forth the nature of the offense committed.
(B) Failure to comply. If convicted, the defendant named in the complaint shall be fined as provided in this chapter and shall be ordered by the Municipal Court Judge to comply with the order of the Fire Chief, and thereafter, every day that the offensive condition is continued in existence shall constitute a separate and punishable offense, in addition to which a separate fine for contempt of court may be imposed. The Municipal Judge may permit the defendant a longer time in which to abate the condition if he or she deems leniency necessary.
(Prior Code, § 6-2-17) Penalty, see § 6-2-20