§ 10-105. Schedule of civil penalties in citations.

(a)

The county board of county commissioners hereby adopts the schedule of civil penalties, as set out below, to be cited by code enforcement officers in citations issued to alleged violators. This schedule of civil penalties may be amended by resolution, from time to time, as the board of county commissioners sees fit.

(b)

The following table sets forth the code violations and applicable civil penalties which shall be cited by code enforcement officers under this article. The descriptions of violations are provided for purposes of general identification only. Where specific code provisions apply, the same are indicated following the respective violation description.

SCHEDULE OF CIVIL PENALTIES

Violation	Civil Penalty
	First Violation	Repeat Violation
Falsely hold himself or a business organization out as a licensee, certificate holder or registrant.	$250.00	$500.00
Falsely impersonate a certificate holder or registrant.	$250.00	$500.00
Falsely present himself as a certified or registered contractor under another person's certificate or registration.	$250.00	$500.00
Give false or forged evidence to the board or a member thereof for the purpose of obtaining a certificate or registration.	$250.00	$500.00
Use or attempt to use a certificate or registration which has been suspended or revoked.	$250.00	$500.00
Engage in the business or act of the capacity of a contractor without being duly registered or certified.	$250.00	$500.00
Advertise himself or a business organization as available to engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor without being duly registered or certified.	$250.00	$500.00
Operate a business organization engaged in contracting after 60 days following the termination of its only qualifying agent without designating another primary qualifying agent.	$250.00	$500.00
Proceed on any job without first obtaining applicable local building permits and inspections.	$150.00	$300.00
Act as a subcontractor without being certified or registered.	$250.00	$500.00
Act in the capacity of a contractor or advertise himself or a business organization as available to engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor without an occupational license.	$100.00	$200.00
Conceal or cause to be concealed, or assist in concealing from the primary qualifying agent, any material activities or information about the contracting firm.	$250.00	$500.00
Exclude or facilitate the exclusion of any aspect of the contracting firm's financial or other business activities from the primary qualifying agent.	$250.00	$500.00
Knowingly cause any part of the contracting firm's activities, financial or otherwise, to be conducted without the primary qualifying agent's supervision.	$250.00	$500.00
Assist or participate with any qualifying agent in the violation of any provision of this article.	$100.00	$200.00
Commencement and/or performance of any work for which a building permit is required without such building permit being current.	$75.00	$150.00
Continuing or proceeding on any job after the posting of a stop work order.	$250.00	$500.00

 

(Code 1982, § 1-6.8-29; Ord. No. 94-12, pt. A, 12-20-1994)