§ 2-146. Refusal to sign citation.  


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  • (a)

    Any violator who willfully refuses to sign and accept a citation issued by a code compliance officer shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree pursuant to F.S. § 162.21(6).

    (b)

    If the violator so refuses to sign the citation, the code compliance officer shall write the words "refused" or "refused to sign" in the space provided for the violator's signature and shall then leave a copy of the citation with the violator, if possible.

    (c)

    Following such refusal to sign, the code compliance officer may contact the county sheriff's office to report such refusal as a violation of F.S. § 162.21(6).

(Ord. No. 01-06, § 1, 5-10-2001)