§ 78.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Any individual or parent or guardian of a minor who violates this chapter shall be fined $15 per violation. If the violation is a violation of state law the individual shall be issued a state citation.
   (B)   Any person violating the registration provision under § 78.06 shall be fined $30.
   (C)   The parent or guardian of any person violating the underage operation provision under § 78.03(B) shall be fined $15 and the moped shall be impounded in accordance with § 78.02.
   (D)   Any person violating the pocket bike prohibition of § 78.09 shall be fined $100 and the pocket bike shall be impounded in accordance with § 78.09. Any person’s second, and each subsequent, violation of § 78.09 shall be fined $200 and the pocket bike shall be impounded in accordance with § 78.09.
   (E)   Any person using a moped and found to be in violation of transporting or carrying a child below the age of 15 years in violation of § 78.05(H) shall be fined $100 and the moped shall be impounded in accordance with § 78.05. Any person’s second, and each subsequent, violation of § 78.05(H) shall be fined $200 and the moped shall be impounded in accordance with § 78.05. The parent or guardian of a minor passenger below the age of 15 years discovered to be in violation of § 78.05(H) shall be fined $100. The parent or guardian of a minor passenger below the age of 15 years discovered to have violated § 78.05(H) shall be fined $200 for the minor passenger’s second and each subsequent offense.
   (F)   It shall be the duty of the police officers of the city to issue tickets for violations of this chapter. The tickets shall include the name of the owner or operator if 18 years or older, or the parent or guardian of a minor who is the owner, operator, or passenger of a moped, his or her address, the section number of this chapter or the underlying ordinance which was violated or the violation number shown on the reverse side of the ticket, and the date, time and place of the violation.
   (G)   All fines imposed by this chapter shall be paid to the Ordinance Violation Clerk.
   (H)   Any fine not paid within 14 days of the date shown on the ticket shall be doubled.
   (I)   Failure to pay a fine within 30 days of the date shown on the ticket shall result in an enforcement action being filed in court.
(Ord. 5248, passed 4-4-11)