(A) Any provision of this chapter which describes an act or admission which constitutes a civil infraction under the terms of the Michigan Vehicle Code, being 1949 Public Act 300, as amended, shall be processed as a civil infraction and any person found to have committed a civil infraction may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $100 and costs in accordance with Section 907 of the Michigan Vehicle Code. Violation of any other provision of this chapter for which another penalty has been provided, not constituting a civil infraction as herein provided, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment of not more than 90 days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
(B) (1) Any vehicle found to be in violation of §§ 72.45 through 72.48 shall be issued a warning citation ordering that said vehicle be removed within a 48-hour period. Such notice shall be served personally upon the owner or occupant of the property, if occupied, or may be posted in a conspicuous place upon vacant or unoccupied property or upon the vehicle itself.
(2) If said vehicle is not removed within the said 48-hour period, the vehicle may be towed at the owner's expense.
(3) Any person whose vehicle is found to be in violation of §§ 72.45 through 72.48 shall, upon conviction, be fined up to $25 for the first offense. Any subsequent convictions in violation of this chapter shall result in a fine of not more than $50 and/or by imprisonment of not more than 30 days, or both such fine and/or imprisonment at the discretion of the court.
('68 Code, § 5-1205) (Ord. 549, passed 5-19-80)
('68 Code, § 5-1417) (Ord. 563, passed 12-15-80)