(a) Commissioned members of the police department, together with the city attorney, his or her deputy and assistants, and University of Colorado at Denver and the Health Sciences Center Campus peace officers are authorized to issue a summons and complaint for any violation of this Code, requiring the person named as the defendant in such summons and complaint to appear in the municipal court at a date and time certain to answer the charges of such violation.

(b) Peace officers employed by the University of Colorado at Denver and the Health Sciences Center are authorized to issue a summons and complaint for any violation of this Code, if the violation occurred within a specified area of land generally located between the Fitzsimons Parkway to the north and east (diagonal), East Colfax Avenue on the south, and Peoria Street on the west. This geographic area known as the enforcement boundaries will be adopted by the city council by resolution. Copies of the enforcement boundary map shall be available in the city attorney's office and/or the city clerk's office.

The definitions of the terms "peace officer," "police officer," or "member of the police department" as utilized within the various sections of the City Code expressly includes UCDHSC peace officers.

(c) The following officers and employees of the city are authorized to issue and serve summons and complaints, so long as the violation relates to that portion of the Code for which the official or city employee is delegated the responsibility to enforce:

(d) City marshals are hereby authorized to issue and/or serve a summons and complaint for any violation of this Code that occurs on the premises of the municipal justice center or which otherwise occurs within the boundaries of the city and in their presence during the normal course of assigned duties, as well as processes, writs, warrants, subpoena or other documents issued by the municipal court. City marshals are further authorized to issue and/or serve a summons and complaint for any violation of this Code in any matter for which the municipal court has determined probable cause exists that the alleged violation has occurred and has issued an arrest warrant for the individual who allegedly committed such violation.

(e) Process shall be served upon a natural person in the manner provided by the Colorado Municipal Court Rules. It shall be served upon a partnership, unincorporated association, corporation, or other business entity in the manner provided for service of process upon such legal entities in civil actions (rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure).

(f) In addition to the provisions for service of summons or summons and complaints provided in the Colorado Municipal Court Rules and in other provisions of this Code or the City Charter, service of a summons and complaint for an alleged violation of this Code pertaining to a dwelling unit with respect to which the owner has designated an agent for service of process may be effected by serving the agent in the manner otherwise provided for service upon the defendant in a municipal court action.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the contrary, the director of neighborhood services or designee is authorized to issue and serve summons and complaints for any violation of the licensing requirements relating to multi-family properties. (Code 1979, § 25-7; Ord. No. 2006-54, § 1, 10-23-2006; Ord. No. 2005-74, § 1, 10-10-2005; Ord. No. 2005-12, § 72, 4-11-2005; Ord. No. 99-90, § 1, 1-3-2000; Ord. No. 99-30, § 1, 6-7-1999; Ord. No. 96-77, § 1, 1-13-1997)