A. A law enforcement agency may submit to the city a notice of liability for the expense of an emergency response. The notice shall set forth the name of the responsible person, the date of the emergency response, the date of conviction or deferred prosecution, and the amount owing to the city. The total emergency response cost may be ordered by the court of limited jurisdiction authorized to hear cases of the city as restitution. Where the total emergency response cost has not been ordered by the court, the city may collect the expense of the emergency response in the same manner as a contract by sending notice to the person responsible via certified mail with a return receipt. Notice, sent to the last known address, shall be deemed delivered three days after mailing.

B. Any costs not paid within 60 days of the date ordered by the court or within 60 days of the date of issuance of the notice of liability may be referred to a collection agency. The cost of collection shall be added to the total amount owed by the person whose intoxication resulted in an emergency response.

C. The mayor or designee shall have the authority to periodically review the use of these funds collected through the budget authorization process in order to ensure that the amounts collected will be primarily devoted to DUI enforcement emphases. (Ord. 6429 § 5, 2012; Ord. 6366 § 3, 2011.)