5.27.030 BUSINESS TAX OR PERMIT FEE DEEMED DEBT.

The amount of any tax, fee, or penalty imposed by this title is a debt to the City. Any person carrying on any business, without first having procured a certificate or permit from the City to do so, is liable to an action in the name of city in any court of competent jurisdiction, for the amount of permit fee, tax, and penalties imposed on such business, and an attachment shall issue on a verified complaint without any bond or affidavit being given in behalf of the plaintiff.