Sec. 3-120. Recovery of Civil Penalties

All civil penalties assessed by police officers or Animal Control Officers, or imposed by the Commission pursuant to this Subtitle, shall be due and payable immediately, unless the person charged shall note a timely appeal to the Commission or a court of proper jurisdiction. In the event that any penalty ordered to be paid by the Commission or forfeited by failure to appeal or to attend a hearing is not paid within thirty (30) days of the violation notice or the Commission's order, whichever is later, the Commission shall refer the matter to the Office of Law. The Office of Law shall institute appropriate civil proceedings to recover the amount of the penalty. All penalties recovered pursuant to this Subtitle in a civil proceeding brought by the Office of Law shall be paid to, and become the property of, Prince George's County, Maryland.