2911.99 - Penalty for Code violations.
(a) If an inspection fee prescribed by Section 2903.01 is not received by the auditor's office within forty-five (45) days from the date it is due, a penalty of fifty (50) percent of any such fee shall be imposed in addition to the original fee.
(b) If penalty fee prescribed by Section 2911.99(a) is not received by the auditor's office within ninety (90) days from the date it is due, all approval seals may be pulled from the devices (at location) and be tagged non-sealed, thus placing them out of order until all outstanding fees have been paid.
(c) No person shall:
(1) Use or have in possession for use in commerce any incorrect weight or measure.
(2) Remove any tag, seal, or mark from any weight or measure without specific written authorization from the proper authority.
(3) Hinder or obstruct any weights and measures official in the performance of his duties.
(d) Any person who violates any provision of this Title or any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, for which specific penalty has not been prescribed, shall, on first conviction, be guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Upon each subsequent conviction, the individual shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(e) In accordance with section 2301.23 of the Columbus City Codes, organizational criminal liability is intended to be imposed for a violation of this Title.
(Ord. 563-87; Ord. No. 2454-2014, § 5, 12-15-2014; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021; Ord. No. 0768-2024, § 2, 3-18-2024)
