Sec. 4-101. - General provisions.

(a)

On the sheriff's first response to a complaint for a disturbance of the peace, the sheriff or his representative shall warn the responsible individual that the disturbance must cease. For each subsequent meritorious response to the same unabated disturbance/nuisance site, a service fee will be charged to the responsible individual(s).

(b)

The responsible individual(s) may be any or all of the following:

(1)

The property owner;

(2)

The person in control of the property (such as a tenant, if present); and/or

(3)

The host/hostess of the party or similar gathering.

(c)

If any responsible individual is determined to be a minor, the parents or guardian of that minor will be held jointly and severally liable for the service charges.

(d)

Persons making repeated unsubstantiated claims of disturbances or a noise nuisance may be advised that further investigation will not necessarily be made except at the discretion of the department.

(Ord. No. 4606 § 1, 1992: Ord. No. 4585 § 1, 1992: Ord. No. 4575 § 2, 1992.)