Beaumont Municipal Code Ch. 15.38 Building Inspector

A. The building inspector is authorized to enforce all provisions of Title 15 of this code, including those uniform codes incorporated into Title 15 by express provisions and Section 17.100.010.

B. Pursuant to Section 836.5 of the California Penal Code, the building inspector may arrest a person without a warrant whenever he has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a misdemeanor in his presence which is a violation of any of the provisions stated in subsection A of this section.

C. In any case in which a person is arrested pursuant to this section, and the person arrested does not demand to be taken before a magistrate, the building inspector making the arrest shall prepare a written notice to appear and release the person on his promise to appear, as prescribed by Chapter 5 of the California Penal Code, commencing with Section 853.6. The provisions of that chapter shall thereafter apply with reference to any proceeding based upon the issuance of a written notice to appear pursuant to this chapter.

(Ord. 599 §1, 1984)