(A) Unless a violation of this section or any ordinance of the village is specifically designated in the section as a municipal civil infraction, the violation shall be deemed to be a misdemeanor.
(B) A violation includes any act which is prohibited or made or declared to be unlawful or an offense by this code or any ordinance, or any omission or failure to act whether the act is required by this code or any ordinance.
(C) Each day on which any violation of this code or any ordinance continues constitutes a separate offense and shall be subject to penalties or sanctions as a separate offense.
(D) In addition to any remedies available at law, the village may bring an action for an injunction or other process against a person to restrain, prevent, or abate any violation of this code or any village ordinance.
(E) The penalty for a misdemeanor violation shall be a fine not exceeding $500, plus costs of prosecution, or imprisonment not exceeding 93 days, or both, unless a specific penalty is otherwise provided for the violation by this section or any ordinance.
(F) The sanction for a violation which is a municipal civil infraction shall be a civil fine in the amount as provided by this code or any ordinance, plus any costs, damages, expenses, injunctive relief, and other sanctions, as authorized under Public Act 236 of 1961, Ch. 87, being M.C.L.A. §§ 600.8701 et seq., and other applicable laws.
(1) Unless otherwise specifically provided for a particular municipal civil infraction violation by this code or any ordinance, the civil fine for a violation shall be not less than $50 nor more than $500, plus costs, injunctive relief, and other sanctions, for each infraction. Costs shall include all expenses, direct and indirect, to which the village has been put in connection with the municipal civil infraction.
(2) Increased civil fines may be imposed for repeated violations by a person of any requirement or provision of this code or any ordinance. As used in this section,
REPEAT OFFENSE means a second (or any subsequent) municipal civil infraction violation of the same requirement or provision committed by a person within a six-month period (unless some other period is specifically provided by this code or any ordinance), and for which the person admits responsibility or is determined to be responsible (unless otherwise specifically provided by this code or any ordinance) for a particular municipal civil infraction violation, the increased fine for a repeat offense shall be as herein described.
(G) The schedule of civil fines and penalties is hereby adopted by reference and incorporated herein as if set out in full.
(Prior Code, § 120.10) (Ord. 2008-01, passed 6-16-2008)