Chapter 22 — Enforcement and Legal Status Provisions, Article 2 — REMEDIAL ACTIONS

Whoever shall cause any building or structure to be erected, constructed, reconstructed, or repaired, converted or maintained on any structure or land to be used in violation of the terms of this Code, or who shall do any acts prohibited by this Code; or who shall fail to do any acts commanded, directed, or required by this Code, upon a complaint lodged with the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office or the Forsyth County Department of Planning and Community Development regarding any section of this Ordinance, a summons may be issued by the Sheriff's Office or a duly authorized representative of the Planning and Community Development Department requiring the person or persons to appear before the Judge of the Magistrate Court of Forsyth County on a day and time certain to answer for the violation of this Code. If such violation of this Code has not been witnessed by an Officer of the County, a subpoena may be issued to the person making the complaint, requiring such person to appear on the day and time of the hearing set by the Court to testify on behalf of the County. Except as otherwise provided herein, any person violating any provision of this Code shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000.00, imprisonment not to exceed 60 days, or both, for each violation. In the event Georgia law is modified to provide for greater penalties for county ordinance violations, such increased penalties shall become automatically effective with respect to this Code.