A. Violations Deemed Misdemeanors Unless Otherwise Specified: It shall be unlawful to violate any provision, requirement. duty or standard contained in this Code. Any violation of this Code shall be deemed a misdemeanor unless otherwise specified.
1. Unless otherwise provided in this Code. any person convicted of a violation of any section or provision of this Code deemed a misdemeanor may be fined in a sum not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1.000.00) for any offense and no imprisonment may be imposed: and in addition thereto. any person so convicted shall pay such costs as the court may assess.
B. Violations Deemed Infractions: When the offense is designated as an infraction by any section or provision of this city code or by state law, it is punishable only by the penalties set forth below or as specified in that Section of this Code or State Code and no incarceration may be imposed.
1. Unless otherwise specified in this Code, for a first offense infraction violation of any provision of this Code, a fixed penalty of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), plus any such costs as the court may assess.
2. Unless otherwise specified in this Code. for second and subsequent infraction violations of this Code, a fixed penalty of three hundred dollars ($300.00). plus any such costs as the court may assess.
C. Federally Mandated Programs: Any city which is participating in a federally mandated program, wherein penalties or enforcement remedies are required by the terms of participation in the program, may enforce such requirements by ordinance, to include a criminal or civil monetary penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisonment for criminal offenses not to exceed six (6) months, or to include both a fine and imprisonment for criminal offenses. (2004 Code; amd. Ord. 19-574, 11-26-2019)
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