Section 515.   PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF ORDINANCES.
   A violation of any ordinance of the City shall constitute a misdemeanor unless by ordinance it is made an infraction. Any such violation may be prosecuted in the name of the People of the State of California and/or may be redressed by civil action. The maximum fine or penalty for conviction of any misdemeanor shall be the maximum fine or term of imprisonment, or both, as authorized by Section 19 of the Penal Code of the State of California, or any successor provision thereto. The maximum fine or penalty for conviction of any infraction shall be as provided by state law. (Amended November 3, 1992, filed by Secretary of State, December 21, 1992: amended November 7, 1978, filed by Secretary of State, January 2, 1979; amended November 7, 2000, filed by Secretary of State February 6, 2001.)