§ 707 - Absence
§ 5-707. Violations by non-residents
If any person while residing without this state and owning real or personal property within this state shall, personally or by the person's agents or servants, violate any bylaw, regulation, or ordinance lawfully made by the city council, the city may sue for and recover the penalty for violation of such bylaw, regulation, or ordinance, in an action founded on this statute and the ordinance. In such suit, the city shall proceed in the same manner as in civil actions against persons residing without the state having property within the state.