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• • • (b) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. Sections 5-155 through 5-160. Reserved. Division 2. Vacant, Abandoned and Unsafe Structures and Property Section 5-161. Vacant Building Registration. (a) The owner of any building which has been vacant for a continuous period of twelve (12) months or more shall register such building with the City on or before January 1 of each calendar year. Such registration shall be with the department of neighborhood development services on a form prescribed by the director of that department. Every person filing registration forms shall pay an annual registration fe of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to defray the cost of processing the registration. For the purpose of this section, the term "owner" means the owner of record of the building, or a duly authorized representative or agent of the owner of record. (b) Any person who fails to register a vacant building by the January 1 deadline shall be subject to a fifty dollar ($50.00) civil penalty. Any person who fails to register any vacant building that has been designated as blighted pursuant to the provisions of Division 5 of this chapter shall be punished by a civil nenaltv not exceeding two hundred fiftv dollars ($250.00) for each such building that is not registered. At least owner or to the assessment of anv civi Sec. 5-162. Sale of Abandoned Real Estate. (a) On real estate with an assessed value of $20,000 or less located within the city, where: 1) any taxes on such real estate are delinquent on December 31 following the third a. The land or structure on it has been declared a nuisance by the local due to unresolved code violations, and b. The owner of record of the c. The locality has taken steps to taxes on such real estate are deemed abandoned and subject to sale by public ai cial proceedings in accordance with the provisions re - official or gh institution Code 08.1- 11