A. It is unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this chapter. Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of an infraction as hereinafter specified. Such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is committed, continued or permitted.
B. Any person so convicted shall be: (1) guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first violation; (2) guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second violation. The third and any additional violations shall constitute a misdemeanor offense and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or six (6) months in jail, or both.
C. Payment of any penalty herein shall not relieve a person from the responsibility for correcting the violation.
D. Any and all provisions of this section are subject to the violator being released on a citation as listed under “no business license” section of the Murrieta Municipal Code.
E. Compliance with this code is the responsibility of the taxicab business permit holder, unless the subsection specifically describes the violation as the responsibility of the “driver”, the “person driving” or similar language.
(Ord. 344 § 29, 2005)