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<section number="13-1130" name="Fines and penalties" law="code" slug="sec-13-1130" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_13HOPRST_DIV15ADHE_SD1GEPR_S13-1130FIPE">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Penalty as debt and lien. Any civil penalty imposed on a person by the Administrative Hearing Unit, whether on hearing, on default, or otherwise:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is a personal debt owed by that person to the County; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>if the offense involves real property owned by that person, creates a lien on that property in favor of the County.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Collection of penalties and liens. All penalties and liens incurred under this Division:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>are collectible from and enforceable against any of the assets of the person who incurred the penalty; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>may be collected and enforced in the same way that the County collects and enforces other debts due to it or liens in its favor.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Priority over other liens and encumbrances. All penalties and liens incurred under this Division have priority over all other liens and encumbrances, except taxes or other government assessments.</text>
  </level>
</section>
