Whenever in this chapter an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or whenever in this chapter 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 such provision of this chapter shall be subject to punishment as provided in § 1-6 of this code; provided, however, if the maximum penalty provided by this chapter for any such offense is greater than the maximum penalty provided for the same or a similar offense under the laws of the state, then the maximum penalty for violation as provided by state statute shall be the maximum penalty under this chapter.
(1964 Code, § 26-200) (Ord. 6920, § 9, passed 10-1-1973)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Tex. Transportation Code Ch. 542