1. Definition: When an act or omission is declared by ordinance to be a public offense, or to be unlawful, said act or omission is hereby declared to be an infraction, and the act or omission is punishable as an infraction, unless said act or omission is otherwise specified by any provision of this code.
2. Penalty: Every person who shall be convicted of a misdemeanor shall, unless a different punishment be prescribed by the ordinance, be punished by paying a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00), plus court costs, and no jail may be imposed.
B. Infraction 2 : 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 the penalties set forth below or as provided elsewhere in this Code and no jail may be imposed.
1. For a first offense infraction violation of any provision of this Code, a fixed penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00), plus any such costs as the court may assess.
2. For second and subsequent infraction violations of this Code, a fixed penalty of three hundred dollars ($200.00), plus any such costs as the court may assess.
C. Federally Mandated Programs: When this 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. (Ord. 48, 11-10-1973; amd. 2008 Code; Ord. 244, 12-20-2012; Ord. 265, 6-23-2021)
Notes
| 1 | 1. IC §§ 18-111B, 18-113, 50-302. |
| 2 | 2. IC § 18-113A. |