Enforcement.

Riverside Municipal Code § 5.04.250

in effect

5.04.250 - Enforcement. It shall be the duty of the Collector, directed to enforce each and all of the provisions of this chapter, and the Chief of Police shall render such assistance in the enforcement hereof as may from time to time be required by the Collector. The Collector shall have the right, and acting through their deputies or duly authorized assistants, to examine or cause to be examined any places of business in the City to ascertain whether the provisions of this chapter have been complied with. The Collector, and each and all of their assistants and any police officer shall have the power to seal the coin openings of slots of nonidentified or unlicensed coin-operated machines in a manner which will render inoperative the coin devices on any machine or device not otherwise exempted by the provisions of the chapter which is found available to the public for operation and which does not have stamped or affixed thereon the required identification or for which the proper business tax has not been paid in full; in lieu thereof, they may seize and hold any such machine for the payment of such. The Collector and each and all of their assistants and any police officer shall have the power and authority to enter free of charge, during business hours, any place of business required to be certified herein, and demand an exhibition of a certificate and a sales and use tax permit. Any person having such certificate, or sales or use tax permit, in their possession or under their control, who willfully fails to exhibit the same on demand, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the penalties provided for by the provisions of this chapter. It shall be the duty of the Collector and each of their assistants to cause a complaint to be filed against any and all persons found to be violating any of said provisions. The Collector and each and all of their assistants and any police officer are authorized to issue a written notice to appear upon persons whom they have a reasonable cause to believe have violated any provisions of this section. The Collector and each and all of their assistants are authorized to issue an administrative citation upon any person whom they have reasonable cause to believe has violated any provision of this section. The City may pursue any unpaid fines or penalties and their costs pursuant to Section 1.17.090. (Ord. 7663, § 18, 2024; Ord. 7390 § 1, 2017; Ord. 6923 § 18, 2007; Ord. 5732 § 1, 1989; Ord. 5731 § 1, 1989; Ord. 3804 (part), 1971)

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_TIT5BU_CH5.04TALIRE_5.04.250ENFetched: 11/1/2026