(A) Any person who violates any provision of the state codes adopted in § 150.01 shall be subject to the following penalties:
(1) Violators of the Uniform State Building Code or the Uniform State Residential Code shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $1,000 for each offense.
(KRS 198B.990(1))
(2) Violators of the State Standards of Safety shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $1000, imprisonment for not more than 60 days, or both, for each offense.
(KRS 227.990(1))
(3) Violators of the State Plumbing Code shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $100, imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both, for each offense.
(KRS 318.990)
(C) (1) Pursuant to KRS 83A.065(2), a violation of any provision of §§ 150.50 through 150.56 is expressly made a violation subject to a criminal fine. Any person violating any provision of §§ 150.50 through 150.56 shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during which or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(2) Pursuant to KRS Ch. 65, a violation of any provision of §§ 150.50 through 150.56 is expressly made a civil offense subject to a civil fine. Any person violating any provision of §§ 150.50 through 150.56 shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during which or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(3) The city shall be entitled to pursue a criminal fine, civil fine, or both, and the pursuit of one shall not be a prerequisite for pursuing the other.
(Am. Ord. 10-23-1, passed 10-9-23)