Any person violating, causing or permitting violation of any provision of the code hereby adopted shall be guilty of an offense classified as provided in said code; provided that, in the event said code does not provide the appropriate classification, the same shall be determined by reference to the revised ordinances of the city. In the event neither of said codes provide for the classification of such an offense, then any person violating, causing or permitting violation of any provision of the code adopted hereby shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. Any such violator, upon conviction, unless otherwise provided in said codes, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000, for a Class B misdemeanor and not more than $750 for a Class C misdemeanor and infraction, or by a jail sentence not to exceed six months, or by both a fine and jail sentence; provided that, minimum sentences and all other sanctions consistent with the aforementioned guidelines and contained in said 2023 Code Edition, and subsequent editions, are incorporated here in this section by reference.
(Prior Code, § 16.01.020)