Tehama County Municipal Code Art. VIII Unlawful Acts-Penalties

The county may levy fines and other penalties for failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter and the franchise agreement, not to exceed those limits set forth in the franchise agreement.

(Ord. 1337 §17, 1986)

It is unlawful for any person to construct, install or maintain within any public right-of-way in the county, or within any other public property of the county, or within any privately owned area within the county which has not yet become a public right-of-way but is designated as proposed right-of-way on any tentative subdivision map approved by the county, equipment or facilities for distributing any television signals or radio signals through a cable communications system, unless a franchise authorizing such use of such street or property or area has first been obtained pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and unless such franchise is in full force and effect.

(Ord. 1337 §16.1, 1986)

A. It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to make or use any unauthorized connection, whether physically, electrically, acoustically, inductively or otherwise, with any part of any cable communications system within the boundaries of the county for the purpose of enabling himself/herself or others to receive or use any television signal, radio signal, picture, program, sound, information or other system service without payment to the owner of the system.

B. A violation of this section may be punishable by imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars, or both. A grantee aggrieved by violation or threatened violation of this section may bring a civil action hereunder in any court of appropriate jurisdiction, to enjoin any such violation, and to recover, in case of an actual violation, the greater of treble the actual damages or five hundred dollars.

(Ord. 1337 §16.2, 1986)

A. It is unlawful for any person, without the consent of the grantee, to wilfully tamper with, remove or injure any cables, wires or equipment used for distribution of television signals, radio signals, pictures, programs, sound, information, data, or other system device.

B. A violation of this section may be punishable by imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars, or both. A grantee aggrieved by violation or threatened violation of this section may bring a civil action hereunder in any court of appropriate jurisdiction, to enjoin any such violation and to recover, in case of an actual violation, the greater of treble the actual damages, or five hundred dollars.

(Ord. 1337 §16.3, 1986)