Colton Municipal Code Ch. 3.38 Late Charges/Reduction

3.38.010 - Fees, billings, charges, and taxes made a civil debt.¶

The amount of any Fee, billing for damage to City Property, service charge, Utility charge, license, Permit, or tax of any nature whatsoever imposed by any provision of this Code Shall be deemed a civil debt owing to the City. An action May be commenced in the name of the City in any Court of competent jurisdiction for the collection of the amount of any delinquent or unpaid Fee, billing for damage to City Property, service charge, Utility charge, license, Permit, or tax, together with any penalties applicable thereto as prescribed by this Code. The remedy prescribed by this section Shall be accumulative, and the Use of an action to collect such an amount as a debt by civil action Shall not bar the Use of any other remedy provided by this Code or by Law for the purposes of enforcing the provisions thereof.

(Ord. 0-7-96 § 1 (part), 1996)

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3.38.020 - Late charges on delinquent accounts receivable.¶

A. Any Fee, billing for damage to City Property, service charge, Utility charge, license, Permit, or tax of any nature whatsoever imposed by the City that is not paid within thirty Days after the same becomes due and payable to the City Shall be deemed a delinquent account receivable.

B. Except as provided in subsection C. of this section any delinquent account receivable Shall be subject to a late charge in the amount of ten percent of the delinquent amount, which Shall be collected in the manner provided in Section 3.38.010 of this chapter. The late charge imposed pursuant to this subsection will continue to be charged every thirty Days on delinquent amounts that remain unpaid.

C. Any delinquent account receivable arising from an unpaid Utility charge Shall be subject to a late charge in the amount of five percent of the delinquent amount currently due and payable to the City, which Shall be collected in the manner provided in Section 3.38.010 of this chapter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, accounts for Utility charges with a balance of twenty dollars or less Shall not be subject to the late charge imposed by this subsection.

D. Nothing contained herein Shall limit, restrict or otherwise affect the imposition of greater late charges, interest, penalties or other charges for late payments as provided for by other sections of this Code, or by the Laws of the State of California.

(Ord. 0-03-06 § 1, 2006: Ord. 0-7-96 § 1 (part), 1996)

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