Division 4 — LIABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS

6214. • CIVIL OBLIGATION.

The amount of any license fee imposed under this Chapter shall constitute a debt to the City. Any person engaging in business in the City without having a license so to do shall be subject to an action in the name of the City in any court of competent jurisdiction for the collection of the amount of the license fee and penalties imposed by this Chapter.

All licenses, unless otherwise expressly stated in this Chapter, shall be paid in advance in legal currency of the United States of America at the office of the City Treasurer. The City may at its discretion accept negotiable paper in the payment of any license fee. The acceptance by City of negotiable paper shall constitute a payment of the fee only when such paper is duly paid. If for any reason any negotiable paper is not paid on due presentation, the license fee shall be deemed not to have been paid and the license issued shall be deemed not to have been issued, and shall be void and of no effect.

The conviction and punishment of any person for engaging in business without a license shall not excuse or exempt such person from the payment of any license or penalty, due or unpaid, at the time of such conviction, and nothing in this Chapter shall prevent a criminal prosecution for any violation of the provisions of this Chapter.

(Amended by Ord. 1617 adopted 11-23-77)

In no case shall any mistake made by the City Treasurer or License Officer in collecting or stating the amount of a license fee prevent or prejudice the collection by the City of such amount as shall actually be due from any person engaged in business who is subject to a license under this Chapter.

Owners shall be liable for and shall pay to the City any business license fee due to the City from any of their contractors, and contractors shall be liable for and shall pay to the City any business license fee due to the City from any of their subcontractors or materialmen, who performed work or furnished materials to or for any improvement at such time as the statement of names and addresses of such subcontractors and materialmen is required to be filed by Arcadia Municipal Code Section 8130.3.1 prior to final inspection or issuance of the certificate of occupancy, or if such a statement is not required to be filed, then prior to the completion of any such work or improvement.

(Added by Ord. 1676 adopted 5-1-79)