§712-1277  Owner not guilty of contempt; may
pay costs.  If the owner of the building, premises, or place has not been
guilty of any criminal contempt of court in the proceedings, and appears and
pays all costs, fees, and allowances which are a lien on the building,
premises, or  place and files a bond in a reasonable amount to be fixed by the
court, with sureties, to be approved by the court or judge, conditioned that
the owner will immediately abate any such nuisance that may exist at such
building, premises, or place and prevent the same from being established or
kept thereat for a period of one year thereafter, the court or the judge
thereof, may, if satisfied of the owner's good faith, order the building,
premises, or place closed under the order of abatement canceled so far as the
same may relate to the closing of said building, premises, or place.  The
release of the building, premises, or place under the provisions of this
section does not release it from any judgment, lien, penalty, or liability to which
it may be subject by law. [L 1979, c 181, pt of §2; gen ch 1993; am L 1996, c
246, §8]