Berkeley Municipal Code Ch. 11.44 Citations for Violations

California Penal Code, Section 836.5 a, b, c, and d (Public Officers and Employees, Arrest Without Warrant, Grounds, Civil Liability, Notice to Appear, Officers and Employees of Local Agencies), are adopted as part of this title. (Ord. 4883-NS § 1 Exhibit A, Ch. 9 Art. 1 § 1, 1976)

This chapter shall authorize the chief of environmental health and such persons as the chief may designate to make arrests for violations of certain ordinances and statutes. (Ord. 4883-NS § 1 Exhibit A, Ch. 9 Art. 2 § 1, 1976)

The chief of environmental health and such persons as the chief may designate may arrest a person without a warrant whenever the chief or their designee has reasonable cause to believe that the person has committed a public offense in the presence of the chief or their designee which is a violation of any statute or ordinance which the chief is empowered to enforce. In any case in which a person is arrested pursuant to the provisions of this title and the person arrested does not demand to be taken before a magistrate, the chief or their designee shall prepare a written notice to appear and release the person on such person’s promise to appear as prescribed by Penal Code Section 853.6. (Ord. 4883-NS § 1 Exhibit A, Ch. 9 Art. 2 § 2, 1976)