Section
38.01 Civil offense
38.02 Classification of civil offenses
38.03 Notice of civil offense and civil fine; procedures
38.04 Answer to notice of civil offense
38.05 Hearings
38.06 Correction of violation
38.07 Default
38.08 Request to set aside default and delinquency charges
38.09 Administrative review
38.10 Civil proceedings
38.11 Administrative regulations
38.12 Freedom from improper influence
38.13 Ex parte communications prohibited
38.14 Savings
38.99 Civil fines
A civil offense means an offense against the City of Bowling Green set forth in the Bowling Green Codified Ordinances made subject to a civil fine by this chapter. Charging a person with a civil offense is an alternative to criminal prosecution. A person may not be charged with a civil offense if that person has been charged with a misdemeanor for the same offense. A person charged with a civil offense may not be arrested for the commission of the offense.
(1980 Code, § 38.01) (Ord. 7423, passed 11-7-2005)
(A) Class A Civil Offenses. A person who violates a standard of conduct set forth in a section or chapter of the Bowling Green Codified Ordinances listed below is liable for the civil fine specified in § 38.99 for a Class A Civil Offense. If a person has previously been found to have violated the same provision of the Bowling Green Codified Ordinances within one year that person may be charged as a second offender and on being found to have committed a second or subsequent offense is liable for the civil fine specified in § 38.99 for the first violation of a Class B Civil Offense.
70.15 Obeying traffic-control devices
76.16 Parking upon sidewalks, street lawns, curbs, and off-street parking
90.18 Outdoor feeding prohibited
94.04 Type and number of containers; placement at curbside
98.24 Encumbering street or sidewalk
Civil fines for subsequent offenses are Class B.
(B) Class B Civil Offenses. A person who violates a standard of conduct set forth in a section or chapter of the Bowling Green Codified Ordinances listed below is liable for the civil fine specified in § 38.99 for a Class B Civil Offense. If the provision is listed below, the otherwise applicable civil fine is reduced by 75% if the person charged shows in accordance with § 38.04 that the violation has been corrected. If a person has previously been found to have violated the same provision of the code within one year that person may be charged as a second offender and on being found to have committed a second or subsequent offense is liable for the civil fine specified in § 38.99 for the offense provided below, which fine is not subject to reduction for correction of the violation.
98.06 Snow and ice removal
98.21 Protection of streets and sidewalks
98.22 Dropping or tracking substances on streets and sidewalks
98.27 Vehicles blocking streets or sidewalks
98.29 Awnings and canopies above public sidewalks
Ch.158 Violation of any section of the Historic and Architectural Preservation Code
Civil fines for subsequent offenses are Class C.
(C) Class C Civil Offenses. A person who violates a standard of conduct set forth in a section or chapter of the Bowling Green Codified Ordinances listed below is liable for the civil fine specified in § 38.99 for a Class C Civil Offense. If the provision is listed below, the otherwise applicable civil fine is reduced by 75% if the person charged shows in accordance with § 38.04 that the violation has been corrected. If a person has previously been found to have violated the same provision of the Bowling Green Codified Ordinances within one year that person may be charged as a second offender and on being found to have committed a second or subsequent offense is liable for the civil fine specified in § 38.99 for the offense provided below, which fine is not subject to reduction for correction of the violation.
Civil fines for subsequent offenses are Class D.
(D) Class D Civil Offenses. A person who violates a standard of conduct set forth in a section or chapter of the Bowling Green Codified Ordinances listed below is liable for the civil fine specified in § 38.99 for a Class D Civil Offense. If the provision is listed below, the otherwise applicable civil fine is reduced by 75% if the person charged shows in accordance with § 38.04 that the violation has been corrected. If a person has previously been found to have violated the same provision of the Bowling Green Codified Ordinances within one year that person may be charged as a second offender and on being found to have committed a second or subsequent offense is liable for the civil fine specified in § 38.99 for the offense provided below, which fine is not subject to reduction for correction of the violation.
93.01 Violation of any section of the Fire Code
(1980 Code, § 38.02) (Ord. 7423, passed 11-7-2005; Am. Ord. 7583, passed 8-7-2006; Am. Ord. 7604, passed 9-18-2006; Am. Ord. 7710, passed 11-5-2007; Am. Ord. 7944, passed 12-7-2009; Am. Ord. 7971, passed 2-16-2010; Am. Ord. 8040, passed 9-20-2010; Am. Ord. 8368, passed 9-15-2014; Am. Ord. 8878, passed 3-15-2021; Am. Ord. 9196, passed 6-17-2024)
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