Chapter 1.08
COUNTY SEAL
Sections:
1.08.020 Unauthorized or improper use prohibited.
1.08.010 Definitions.
As used herein:
(A) “Seal” means any seal, insignia, decal or other artistic rendering which is substantially similar to, and is designed or intended to be a facsimile of, the seal of the County of Santa Cruz.
(B) “Seal of the County of Santa Cruz” means the official seal of the County of Santa Cruz. The seal may be described as follows: It contains the words “The Great Seal of the County of Santa Cruz,” “Sine Praejudicio” and “1850” encircling a pictorial representation of a California Brown Bear in the foreground, with mountains, ocean and redwoods in the background. [Ord. 2567, 1978; prior code § 5.75.010].
1.08.020 Unauthorized or improper use prohibited.
No person, corporate entity, association, organization or political committee shall prepare, distribute, or publish, or permit the preparation, distribution or publication of, any letter, advertisement, bumper sticker, flyer, pamphlet, handbill or other written document containing the seal of the County of Santa Cruz, or any other similar seal, without the express authorization of the Board of Supervisors or the County Administrative Officer. [Ord. 5278 § 3, 2018; Ord. 5263 § 2, 2017; Ord. 2728, 1979; Ord. 2567, 1978; prior code § 5.75.020].
1.08.030 Violation—Penalty.
(A) Any person violating SCCC 1.08.020 shall be deemed guilty of an infraction, and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $100.00; provided, however, that any offense which would otherwise be an infraction shall be a misdemeanor if a defendant has been convicted of three or more violations of this chapter within the 12-month period preceding the commission of the offense in the accusatory pleading. For this purpose, a bail forfeiture shall be deemed to be a conviction of the offense charged.
(B) For purposes of this chapter, a separate offense shall be deemed to occur each time a written document is prepared, distributed, or published in violation of SCCC 1.08.020. However, the printing or duplicating of a number of such documents by mechanical means at one time, all of which are identical, shall be deemed a single offense.
(C) In addition to the penalties hereinabove set forth, the County of Santa Cruz shall have the right to initiate legal action against any person to restrain by court injunction the preparation, distribution or publication of any material produced in violation of SCCC 1.08.020. [Ord. 5278 § 3, 2018; Ord. 2728, 1979; prior code § 5.75.030].