§ 11-13-16. Offense; criminal penalty.

(A)

A user shall not use the drainage system for benefitted property owned or occupied by the user unless the user or another user has paid in full each monthly drainage charge for the benefitted property.

(B)

It is an exception to the application of this Section that the benefitted property or the user is exempted under this Chapter.

(C)

Evidence of a culpable mental state is not required to prove a criminal offense under this Section. It is hereby declared that, for all offenses under this Section, the culpable mental state required by Section 6.02 of the Texas Penal Code is specifically negated and clearly dispensed with.

(D)

A person who violates this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined in a sum not to exceed $500.00. A person commits a separate and distinct offense for each day during which a violation of this Section is committed, permitted, or continued.

(E)

The criminal penalty in this Section shall be in addition to any other remedies that the City may have under City ordinance or state law.

( Ord. No. 9753 , § 1, 4-10-2018)