In accordance with the authority provided by Government Code Sections 53150--53159, any person whose negligent operation of a motor vehicle, boat, or aircraft while under the influence of alcohol or drugs proximately causes any incident resulting in an emergency response, and any individual whose intentionally wrongful conduct proximately causes any incident resulting in an emergency response, shall be liable for and shall pay to the City of Monterey the costs of such emergency response. In no event shall an individual’s liability under this section exceed the maximum allowable under State statute.

The term “incident” as used in Government Code Sections 53150--53152 and in this section is any event, distinct from an arrest following an ordinary traffic stop, that proximately causes an emergency response by the City. (Ord. 3423 § 1, 2009)