§ 2.14.040. Duties.

A.

The code enforcement officer shall enforce the municipal code.

B.

Pursuant to Section 836.5 of the California Penal Code, the code enforcement officer may arrest a person without a warrant whenever he has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a misdemeanor in his presence which is a violation of the Municipal Code.

C.

In any case in which a person is arrested pursuant to this section, and the person arrested does not demand to be taken before a magistrate, the code enforcement officer making the arrest shall prepare a written notice to appear and release the person on his promise to appear, as prescribed by Chapter 5C of the California Penal Code, commencing with Section 853.6. The provisions of that chapter shall thereafter apply with written notice to appear pursuant to this chapter of the municipal code.

(Ord. 592 §1(part), 1984)