A. Misdemeanor: Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this code or any ordinances of the city is guilty of a misdemeanor. Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by any ordinance of the city, any person convicted of a misdemeanor under the ordinances of the city shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. These punishments shall comply with Idaho Code section 18-113, as amended. (1991 Code § 1.12.010; amd. 2011 Code)
B. Infraction: When the offense is designated as an infraction by any section or provision of this code or by state law, it is punishable only by a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) and no incarceration may be imposed.
C. Federally Mandated Programs: When the city is participating in a federally mandated program, wherein penalties or enforcement remedies are required by the terms of participation in the program, the city 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. (2011 Code)
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1 | 1. IC § 50-302. |