(A) Any person who violates any of the prohibitions or provisions of any chapter or section of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Unless otherwise specified in the particular chapter or section for which the person stands convicted of violating, the penalty for the violation shall be in any amount not less than $20 nor more than $1,000 and/or imprisonment for any length of time not to exceed three months, at the discretion of the court; provided, whenever any section of this chapter shall declare a nuisance, a violation of that section shall be penalized by a fine of not more than $1,000, in which case a new violation shall be deemed to have been committed every 24 hours of the failure to comply. Provided further, that where licenses, charges and surcharges are due the city, the court shall order the license secured and sums paid in addition to the fine fixed by the court.
(Prior Code, § 6-901)
(B) Whenever a nuisance exists, as defined in this chapter, the municipality may proceed by a suit in equity to enjoin and abate the same, in the manner provided by law. Whenever, in any action, it is established that a nuisance exists, the court may, together with the fine or penalty imposed, enter an order of abatement as a part of the judgment in the case.
(Prior Code, § 6-902)
Statutory reference:
Authority, see Neb. RS 18-1720, 18-1722