(A) (1) Except as otherwise provided by state law, whenever in this code or in any ordinance of the town an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful, an offense or a misdemeanor, or whenever in this code or in any 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 provided therefor, the violation of any provision of this code or of any ordinance, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500. Each day or any portion of a day during which any violation of this code or of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
(2) A Municipal Court technology fee shall be and is hereby established in the amount of $15. The fee shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any and all costs, fees, fines or penalties otherwise provided for by law and assessed on every citation disposed of in the Municipal Court, except for those that are voided, declined for prosecution or dismissed without costs or where the defendant is acquitted. The revenues generated by this fee shall be used solely and exclusively for the acquisition, operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of data processing equipment and software relating to the administration of the municipal criminal justice system and the costs of prosecution.
(3) Any person who shall aid, abet or assist in the violation of any provision of this code or any other ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in this division (A).
(Prior Code, § 1-108)
(B) All fines shall be recoverable by civil action before any court of competent jurisdiction in addition to any other method provided by law.
(Prior Code, § 1-109)
(Ord. 2015-05, passed 11-10-2015)