§ 52.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99.
   (B)   (1)   Any person found in violation of any provision of §§ 52.25 through 52.37 shall be responsible for a civil infraction, and subject to a fine of not less than $500 for a first offense, and not less than $1,000 for a subsequent offense, plus costs, damages, expenses, reasonable attorney fees and costs as may be imposed in the discretion of the court.
      (2)   Each day such violation occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate offense and shall make the violator liable for the imposition of a fine for each day. The rights and remedies provided for in this section are cumulative and in addition to any other remedies provided by law.
      (3)   An admission or determination of responsibility shall not exempt the offender from compliance with the requirements of this section.
      (4)   Any person who aids or abets a person in a violation of §§ 52.25 through 52.37 shall be subject to the penalties provided in this section.
      (5)   For purposes of this section and §§ 52.25 through 52.37, SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE means a violation of the provisions of §§ 52.25 through 52.37 committed by the same person within 12 months of a previous violation of the same provision of §§ 52.25 through 52.37 for which said person admitted responsibility or was adjudicated to be responsible.
   (C)   Any person who neglects or fails to comply with a stop-work order shall be found to be in violation of § 52.33, and shall be subject to a fine of not less than $1,000 and such person shall also pay all court costs, reasonable attorney fees and such costs as may be imposed at the discretion of the court.
(Ord. 10-1-1.2, passed 12-5-2005)