(a) Except as otherwise provided by state law, wherever in this Code or in any ordinance of the City, or rule or regulation promulgated by an officer or agency thereof under the authority invested by law or ordinance, any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or the doing of any act is required, or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful or an offense, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of this Code, ordinance, rule or regulation is declared to be an offense and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00). (1983 Greenwood Municipal Code § 1-11) 6
(b) For every day upon which any violation of this Code or any such ordinance, rule or regulation shall continue, a separate offense shall be deemed committed. In any prosecution based upon this Section it shall be necessary to allege only the first day with respect to which any forfeiture is assessable, and upon conviction, the offender shall be assessed for that day and each day subsequent thereto with respect to which it is proven and found that the person did commit such violation. (Code 1968, § 1.07; 1983 Greenwood Municipal Code, § 1-11) 7
(c) The City may bring a civil action to enjoin any person from:
(1) Violating any ordinance, regulation or prohibiting a condition or use of property; or 8
(2) Engaging in conduct without a permit or license if an ordinance requires a permit or license to engage in the conduct. 9
(d) The Court may suspend all or any part of a penalty imposed for an ordinance violation and may require as a condition of such suspension that the defendant shall perform uncompensated work that benefits the community. 10
Notes
| 6 | 6 I.C., 34-4-32-1 through 34-4-32-5, address infraction and ordinance violation enforcement proceedings. |
| 7 | 7 I.C., 9-4-127.1, addresses Class C infractions, also see I.C., 34-4-32-4. |
| 8 | 8 I.C., 36-1-6-2, addresses ordinance violations affecting real property and the City taking expenses of securing compliance as a lien against the property. |
| 9 | 9 I.C., 36-1-6-4, addresses injunctions. |
| 10 | 10 I.C., 36-1-3-8, addresses the maximum ordinance violation amounts. |