A. All State law misdemeanors committed within the jurisdiction of the City may be prosecuted and punished under the State Statutes in the City Court.
B. Unless otherwise specified by the provisions of this Code, any person who violates any provision of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), by imprisonment for a term not to exceed six (6) months, or both.
C. A person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of this Code or any ordinance of the City is committed, continued or permitted by any such person, and the person shall be punished accordingly.
D. In addition to the above penalty the City may abate any condition which is in violation of this Code.
E. In all cases where the same offense is made punishable or is created by different clauses or sections of this Code, the prosecuting officer may elect under which to proceed, but not more than one recovery shall be had against the same person for the same offense; provided that the revocation of a license or permit or other remedy under the Municipal infraction provisions in this Code shall not be considered a recovery or penalty so as to bar any other penalty being enforced.
F. Whenever the doing of any act or the omission to do any act constitutes a breach of any section or provision of this Code and there shall be no fine or penalty specifically declared for such breach, the provisions of this section shall apply.
G. When any person is convicted of a violation of any section of this Code, any City license previously issued to such person by the City may be revoked by the court or by the City Council.
H. No provision of this Code designating the duties of any officer or employee shall be so construed as to make such officer or employee liable for any fine or penalty provided for a failure to perform such duty, unless the intention of the City Council to impose such fine or penalty on such officer or employee is specifically and clearly expressed in the section creating the duty.
I. The City adopts the Montana Criminal Code of 1973, Montana Code Annotated section 45-1-101, et seq., except insofar as the application thereof is clearly impractical or inappropriate.
J. Any person found to have committed an offense specifically designated as a Municipal infraction shall be subject to civil penalties as specified in section 1-4-2, et seq., of this chapter. (Ord. 2018-05, 11-19-2018, eff. 1-1-2019)