Remedies.

Riverside Municipal Code § 9.48.210

in effect

9.48.210 - Remedies. A. Every civil action brought under this chapter shall be brought by the City Attorney, District Attorney or Attorney General in the name of the people of the State of California, and any actions relating to the same violation may be joined or consolidated. 1. In any civil action brought pursuant to this chapter in which a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction or permanent injunction is sought, it is not necessary to allege or prove at any stage of the proceeding any of the following: a. Irreparable damage will occur should the temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction or permanent injunction not be issued. b. The remedy at law is inadequate. 2. The court shall issue a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction or permanent injunction in a civil action brought pursuant to this chapter without the allegations and without the proof specified in subdivision (1). B. Any person who provides information which materially contributes to the imposition of a civil penalty, whether by settlement or court order, as determined by the City Attorney, District Attorney or the Attorney General filing the action, shall be paid a reward by the UPA or the State equal to ten percent of the amount of the civil penalty collected. No reward paid pursuant to this subdivision shall exceed $5,000.00. C. Any person who provides information which materially contributes to the conviction of a person or business under this chapter as determined by the City Attorney, District Attorney or the Attorney General filing the action, shall be paid a reward by the UPA or the State equal to ten percent of the amount of the fine collected. The reward shall be paid from the amount of the fine collected. No reward paid pursuant to this subdivision shall exceed $5,000.00. D. No informant shall be eligible for a reward for a violation known to the UPA unless the information materially contributes to the imposition of criminal or civil penalties for a violation specified in this section. E. If there is more than one informant for a single violation, the person making the first notification received by the office which brought the action shall be eligible for the reward, except that if the notifications are postmarked on the same day or telephoned notifications are received on the same day, the reward shall be divided equally among those informants. F. Public officers and employees of the United States, the State of California, or counties and cities in this State are not eligible for the reward pursuant to subsections B or C, unless the providing of the information does not relate in any manner to their responsibilities as public officers or employees. G. An informant who is an employee of a business and who provides information that the business has violated this chapter is not eligible for a reward if the employee intentionally or negligently caused the violation or if the employee's primary and regular responsibilities included investigating the violation, unless the business knowingly caused the violation. H. The UPA or the State shall pay rewards under this section pursuant to the following procedures: 1. An application shall be signed by the informant and presented to the UPA or the State within 60 days after a final judgment has been entered or the period for an appeal of a judgment has expired. 2. The determination by the District Attorney or City Attorney or Attorney General as to whether the information provided by the applicant materially contributed to the imposition of a judgment under this chapter shall be final. 3. The UPA or the State shall notify the applicant in writing of its decision to grant or deny a reward within a reasonable time period following the filing of an application. 4. Approved reward claims shall be paid by the UPA or the State within 30 days of the collection and deposit of the penalties specified in subsections B and C. I. The names of reward applicants or informants shall not be disclosed by the UPA or the State unless the names are otherwise publicly disclosed as part of a judicial proceeding. J. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, rewards paid by the State shall only be paid after appropriation by the Legislature. (Ord. 7330 § 1, 2016)

Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT9PESAMO_CH9.48UNHAMAPR_9.48.210REFetched: 11/1/2026