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(b) |nany matter where the City Attorney is charged with prosecuting the violation,
<br /> the arresting Enforcement Officer shall, assoon mpracticable, send uduplicate notice to appear
<br /> to the City Attorney, who will pnnoeoa the citation with the Superior Court of Alameda County
<br /> (hereinafter, "the court"). In all other cases, the matter shall be referred directly tothe [)iotdot
<br /> Attorney's office for prosecution. Thereupon the clerk of the court shall fix the amount of bail
<br /> according to the City's approved bail schedule. The defendant may, prior to the date upon which
<br /> he promised to appear in court, deposit with the court the amount of bail thus set. Thereafter, at
<br /> the time when the ouxc is called for arraignment before aMogiu1ruit, if the defendant does not
<br /> appear ioperson orhycounsel, the Magistrate may declare bail forfeited, and may, in his/her
<br /> discretion, rd that no further proceedingsbe had ih
<br /> (c) The City Council shall establish, by resolution,a recommended bail schedule
<br /> which may be amended from time to time. The amount o commended bail imposed for
<br /> violations that are prosecuted as criminal offenses pur§u)ant to this Chapter shall be set forth in
<br /> the bail schedule. The bail schedule shall includela,�r'eeommended'amount for any increased bail
<br /> amount for repeated violations of the same provisions by the same pe I rson within a twelve (12)
<br /> rnonth period from the date of the issuance of a,hotice to appear.
<br /> (d) Anyperson wiliftilly violating his/her written,promise to appeatin court is guilty
<br /> of a misdemeanor regardless of the di,�pqsition of the ch,4r�e�upon which he/she was originally
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<br /> OR COMMISSIONS.
<br /> Except as expressl�,pr6�ided in thN't0ode, ariy��'bnduct or activity that violates any rule
<br /> resolution adopted by, City CoLthbil, shall 6e�.p',i,6secuted as an infraction, if the Enforcement
<br /> Officer elects to pursue criminal enfdreement dA'1'6 violation.
<br /> ARTICLE 3'. dVIL AfT16�q
<br /> 1-12-300 ibVIL ACTION —COLLECTION OFCOSTS BY THE CITY.
<br /> "the provisions of thi§ Codema' y be enforced by a civil court action, prosecuted by the
<br /> City Attorney in the name of the City.
<br /> (a) Whenever the Cit�,Attorney is authorized or directed to commence or sustain any
<br /> civil action or proceeding, either,"at law or in equity, to enforce any provision of this Code, or any
<br /> rule, regulation or order',promulgated or issued pursuant to this Code, or any condition of an
<br /> approval,permit or license granted pursuant to this Code, or to enforce any provision of any
<br /> contract or agreement, or to enjoin or restrain any violation thereof, or to otherwise abate a
<br /> public nuisance or collect any sums of money on behalf of the City,then the City shall be
<br /> entitled 10collect all costs and expenses of the uanoc, including, without limitation, ,oayonoh|e
<br /> attorney's fees and the reasonable investigation costs, which shall be set by the court and made a
<br /> part ofand judgment iuany such action ocproceeding.
<br /> (b) Upon entry of a second or subsequent civil judgment against the sarne property
<br /> owner within otvvo (%) year period for acondition o[real property constituting apub|io nuisance
<br /> under this Chapter, the court issuing judgment may order the owner to pay treble the cost of the
<br /> obo1uroont.
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