§ 6-221. Display of decal.

(a)

Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1)

Mobile homes shall mean manufactured homes and relocatable homes, as defined in O.C.G.A., Title 8, article 2, part 2, as nor or hereafter amended.

(2)

Decal means the mobile home location permit issued by the tax commissioner of the county, as provided by O.C.G.A. § 48-5-492(a), as now or hereafter amended.

(b)

Required. It shall be unlawful for a person who owns any interest, other than a security interest, in a mobile home located within the corporate limits of the city to fail to attach to and display upon such mobile home the decal required by O.C.G.A. § 48-5-492, as now or hereafter amended.

(c)

Penalties. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or sixty (60) days in jail, or both.

(d)

Jurisdiction. Violations of this section shall be tried in the municipal court of and for the city.

(e)

Cash bonds. The judge of the municipal court of and for the city shall be authorized to establish a schedule of cash bonds for the personal appearance of any person charged with a violation of any provision of this section.

(f)

Prosecution of violators. Prosecution for a violation of this section shall be commenced by the city general building inspector or his deputy, any city police officer, or the mobile home inspector for the board of tax assessors of the county by the completion, signing, and service of a citation. A copy of the original citation shall be personally served upon the accused by any person authorized to commence such a prosecution. The original citation, together with the return of the officer showing the fact and date of service on the accused, shall be filed with the municipal court.

(Ord. No. 1228, §§ 1—6, 6-9-97)

Editor's note

Ordinance No. 1228, adopted June 9, 1997, was treated as superseding §§ 6-251—6-255 in their entirety. Formerly, said sections pertained to decal display and derived from Ord. No. 1157, §§ 1—5, adopted December 28, 1992. Codification of §§ 1—6 of Ord. No. 1228 as § 6-221 was at the discretion of the editor.