§ 33.43. DELINQUENCY.  


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  • (A) Any and all persons, individuals, firms, companies, or corporations paying or offering to pay such license fee after the same shall become delinquent and shall pay a penalty thereon of ten dollars ($10) per month for each month or part thereof that the delinquency continues, until all amounts due are paid.
    (B) The City Attorney is hereby authorized, as an alternative method of collecting delinquent motor vehicle license fees (in addition to the provisions of §§ 33.99 and 33.990 of this code of ordinances), to file suit and obtain judgment in the courts of appropriate jurisdiction. Any such suit shall include collection of all owed motor vehicle license fees (past and present) together with any additional amounts thereon, plus interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum from the date due until judgment, and judgment interest thereafter, plus any delinquencies, fines, court costs and costs of collection, including the city’s attorney fees.
    (Prior Code, § 3.12.040) (Ord. 1993-7A, passed 8-25-1993; Am. Ord. 2007-17, passed 11-21-07; Am. Ord. 2011-6, passed 10-19-2011; Am. Ord. 2012-01, passed 2-15-2012) Penalty, see § 33.99