(A) Any person violating any of the provisions, or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements, of this code, or any other ordinance of the city, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, unless the violation thereof, pursuant to this code or such ordinance, is expressly made an infraction.
(B) Except where a different punishment is lawfully prescribed, a person convicted of a misdemeanor for violation of this code, or any ordinance of the city, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(C) Any person violating any of the provisions of the uniform codes adopted by this code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable as such.
('83 Code, § 1.01.070)
(D) Any person convicted of an infraction for violation of a specific section of this code, or any ordinance of the city, shall be punishable by the following:
(1) First violation. A fine not exceeding $100.
(2) Second violation. A fine not exceeding $200 for a second violation of the same section of this code or the same ordinance of the city occurring within one calendar year.
(3) Third violation. A fine not to exceed $500 for a third violation of the same section of this code or the same ordinance of the city within one calendar year.
(E) City personnel as designated by the City Manager shall have the authority to issue citations for violations of this code which are declared to be infractions.
(F) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the violation of any ordinance relating to parking shall not be an infraction, but shall be subject to a civil penalty which shall be established by resolution of the City Council.
(Ord. 1075, passed 11-17-93)
(G) A separate offense, whether punishable as an infraction or a misdemeanor, shall exist for each and every day and any portion of any day, during which a violation of any provision of this code, or any of the ordinances of this city, is committed, continued or permitted to continue by any person.
('83 Code, § 1.20.010) (Ord. 845, passed - -82; Am. Ord. 1000, passed - -88; Am. Ord. 1004, passed - -88; Am. Ord. 1295, passed 11-1-06)
Cross-reference:
Prisoners required to perform labor on public works, see § 38.01
Statutory reference:
Imprisonment, see Cal. Gov't Code §§ 36903 - 36904
Penalties for ordinance violations, see Cal. Gov't Code §§ 36900 - 36901
Penalties for misdemeanor violations, see Cal. Penal Code, § 19