A. State Law Violations Declared Simple Misdemeanor: Any act or failure to act defined and made a simple misdemeanor under the code of Iowa, as amended, or as may hereafter be so defined by a statute of the state is hereby declared to be a simple misdemeanor under the ordinances and this code, provided the regulation or prohibition of such acts or failures to act is now within or shall hereafter come within the scope of the powers granted expressly or by implication to the city as a municipal corporation. (1978 Code §1-8; amd. 1994 Code)
B. Criminal Penalty: The doing of any act prohibited or declared to be unlawful, an offense or a simple misdemeanor by this code or any ordinance or code herein adopted by reference, or the omission or failure to perform any act or duty required by this code or any ordinance or code herein adopted by reference, is a simple misdemeanor and is, unless another penalty is specified, or the violation is scheduled under state law, punishable by a penalty with a fine prescribed in Section 903.1(1)(a) of the Iowa Code. (Ord. 09-4350, 6-30-2009; amd. Ord. 15-4620, 5-19-2015; Ord. 20-4827, 7-21-2020)