§ 16-13. Enforcement of penalties against corporations.

Whenever a corporation shall violate any provision of this Code or any city ordinance, a warrant shall be issued against such corporation for violating such provisions, and the clerk of the court shall issue a copy of such warrant, which shall be served by the police chief or any city police officer upon any officer of the corporation; and the police officer serving such copy shall at the time notify such person upon whom such service is made of the time and place of trial, and shall make an entry of such service upon the warrant, showing the time of service and upon whom the service was made, and return the same to the municipal court, and docket the case, which case shall stand for trial in the order which other cases against individuals for violation of city ordinances are tried. If, on the trial, the defendant corporation fails to appear, or appearing fails to plead, the judge of the municipal court shall cause to be entered a plea of not guilty, and trial shall proceed as though the defendant has appeared and pleaded. Upon conviction of any corporation, there shall be rendered judgment against it for the fine imposed by the presiding officer, together with all costs of prosecution, upon which judgment the clerk of the court shall issue an execution against the defendant, which shall be levied and collected by the police chief as tax executions in favor of the city are now allowed by law to be levied and collected.

(Code 1992, § 5-116)