§ 2-397. Recovery of unpaid civil penalties.

(a)

The county attorney is authorized institute proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel payment of civil penalties.

(b)

A certified copy of an final administrative order shall be recorded in the public records by the county manager or designee and thereafter shall constitute a lien against the land on which the violation exists or upon any other real or personal property owned by the violator; and it may be enforced in the same manner as a court judgment by the sheriffs of this state, including levy against the personal property within three months of the date of recording, but shall not be deemed to be a court judgment except for enforcement purposes.

(c)

Liens created pursuant to this section may be discharged and satisfied by paying to the county the amount specified in the notice of lien, together with interest thereon from the date of the filing of the lien computed at the rate of 12 percent per annum, together with the administrative costs, filing and recording fees and fees paid to file a satisfaction of the lien in the public records. When any such lien has been discharged, the county shall promptly cause evidence of the satisfaction and discharge of such lien to be recorded in the public records.

(Ord. No. 2009-20, § II, 8-20-2009)