Martinez Municipal Code Ch. 9.60 Parties on Private Property

A.

Party, gathering or event.

A group of persons who have assembled, or are assembling, for a social occasion or for a social activity.

B.

Police services.

Police services include the salaries of the police officers for the amount of time actually spent in responding to, or in remaining at the party, gathering, or event at a rate established by Resolution of the City Council; the actual cost of any medical treatment to injured officers; and the cost of repairing any damaged City equipment or property.

C.

Person responsible for the event.

The person who owns, rents, leases or otherwise has control of the premises where the party, gathering, or event takes place, the person in charge of the premises and/or the person who organized the event. If the person responsible for the event is a minor, then the parents or guardians of that minor will be jointly and severally liable for the costs incurred for police services pursuant to this Chapter.

(Ord. 1167 C.S. § I, 1991)

When a party, gathering or event occurs on private property and a police officer at the scene determines that there is a threat to the public peace, health, safety or general welfare, the person(s) responsible for the event will be held liable for the cost of providing police services during a second response by the police, after a first warning to the person(s) responsible for the event to control the threat to the public peace, health, safety or general welfare. The return of second response may also result in the arrest and/or citation of violators of the State Penal Code, or other provisions of the Municipal Code.

(Ord. 1167 C.S. § I, 1991)

The police services fee shall include the cost of personnel and equipment but shall not exceed $500.00 for a single incident, provided however that the City does not hereby waive its right to seek reimbursement for actual costs exceeding $500.00 through other legal remedies. The amount of such fee shall be deemed a debt to the City of the person responsible for the event and, if minors, their parents or guardians. Any person owing such fees shall be liable in an action brought in the name of the City for recovery of such fees, including reasonable attorney fees.

(Ord. 1167 C.S. § I, 1991)