§ 9-123. Collection and recovery of civil penalties.

(a)

The County Administrator shall provide the appropriate guidelines and procedures for the administration, collection, record keeping, reporting, and accountability of penalties assessed under this article. Under terms acceptable to the County, the clerk of the court may be authorized to collect such penalties.

(b)

The County may institute proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel payment of civil penalties.

(c)

A certified copy of an order imposing a civil penalty may be recorded in the public records and thereafter shall constitute a lien against the real and personal property of the violator. The order may be enforced in the same manner as a court judgment by the sheriffs of this State, including levy against the personal property, but shall not be deemed to be a court judgment except for enforcement purposes. After three (3) months from the filing of any such lien which remains unpaid, the County may foreclose or otherwise execute on the lien. No lien created pursuant to the provisions of this article may be foreclosed on real property which is homestead under Section 4, Article X, of the Florida Constitution.

(Ord. No. 2010-15, § 9, 4-13-10)