(A) (1) Whenever, in any provision of this city code or other ordinance of the city, any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful, a misdemeanor, or an offense, or whenever in any such provision or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is otherwise provided therefor, any person, upon conviction for the violation of any such provision of this city code or ordinances, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment not to exceed six months or both such fine and imprisonment for each such offense. Each day any violation of any provision of this city code or any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
(2) In the construction and interpretation of this section, the revocation of a license or permit shall not be considered as a recovery or penalty so as to bar any other penalty being enforced.
(2015 Code, § 1-4-2)
(B) (1) If the judgment is for a fine alone, execution may issue thereon as on a judgment in a civil case.
(2) If the judgment is for a fine and imprisonment until fine be paid, the defendant must be committed to the custody of the proper officer and detained and allowed a credit for each day of incarceration as provided in division (B)(3) below.
(3) (a) Any person incarcerated on a bailable offense and against whom a judgment of imprisonment is rendered must be allowed credit for each day of incarceration prior to or after conviction, except that the time allowed as a credit may not exceed the term of the prison sentence rendered.
(b) Any person incarcerated on a bailable offense who does not supply bail and against whom a fine is levied on conviction of the offense must be allowed a credit for each day of incarceration prior to conviction, except that the amount allowed or credited may not exceed the amount of the fine. The daily rate of credit for incarceration must be established annually by the Board of County Commissioners by resolution. The daily rate must be equal to the actual cost incurred by the detention facility for which the rate is established.
(2015 Code, § 1-4-3)