Recovery of response costs.
Sacramento City Code § 9.12.240
in effect9.12.240 Recovery of response costs.
A. The response costs incurred for the second and any subsequent response within any sixty (60) day period to the same property for a violation of this article shall be imposed on a social host as provided in this section. All social hosts in violation of Section 9.12.220 for the same gathering shall be jointly and severally liable for the response costs incurred in response to their gathering. If a social host who is in violation of Section 9.12.220 and liable for the response costs is a juvenile, the juvenile and the parent of the juvenile shall be jointly and severally liable for the response costs. The amount of response costs shall constitute a debt owed to the city.
B. Notice of the response costs shall be served via first-class mail on the social host(s) liable for such costs pursuant to subsection A of this section. The notice shall contain the following information:
1. The name of the social host(s) being held liable for the response costs;
2. The address of the private property where the gathering occurred;
3. The date and time of the response;
4. The law enforcement, fire or other emergency response personnel who responded; and
5. An itemized list of the response costs.
C. Payment for response costs shall be remitted to the city of Sacramento within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of the notice. The payment of any such costs shall be stayed upon the filing of a timely appeal.
D. A social host charged with response costs may, within ten (10) calendar days of the date of the notice of response costs, appeal the response costs in accordance with Article IV of Chapter 1.24. The appeal hearing shall be scheduled and conducted in the manner prescribed in Article IV of Chapter 1.24. Failure to timely file an appeal pursuant to Article IV of Chapter 1.24 shall constitute a failure to exhaust available administrative remedies, and shall bar any further or other review or appeal of the response costs. (Ord. 2010-040 § 2)
Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-20441Fetched: 10/24/2026