§ 50.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
   (B)   Any person who shall violate or refuse to comply with the enforcement of any of the provisions of § 50.01 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $25 for each offense. A new violation shall be deemed to have been committed every 24 hours of such failure to comply.
   (C)   Violation of § 50.02(F) shall result in a fine of up to $500 and if the condition exists for longer than a 24-hour period, it shall be a new and separate offense for every 24 hours that it continues.
   (D)   Any person who shall violate or refuse to comply with the enforcement of any of the provisions of § 50.04 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined no more than $500 for each offense. A new violation shall be deemed to have been committed every 24 hours of such failure to comply.
   (E)   Any person violating any provision of any section of §§ 50.15 through 50.36, including the regulations promulgated by the Utility Superintendent under §§ 50.26 and 50.33, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than $100 nor more than $500, and assessed the court costs of prosecution, and, if the person convicted is a consumer, the Utility Superintendent, if so directed by the Chairperson and Board shall disconnect the water service to him or her until he or she furnishes satisfactory assurance that he or she will not violate such provision in the future.
   (F)   Violations of §§ 50.50 through 50.60 shall be a municipal offense and may be prosecuted in county court. Any person so charged and found guilty in county court of violating the provisions of §§ 50.50 through 50.60 shall be guilty of a municipal offense. Each day’s violation shall constitute a separate offense. The penalty for an initial violation shall be a mandatory fine of $100. In addition, such customer may be required by the court to service a definite term of confinement in the county jail which shall be fixed by the court and which shall not exceed 30 days. The penalty for a second or subsequent conviction shall be a mandatory fine of $200. In addition, such customer shall serve a definite term of confinement in the county jail, which shall be fixed by the court and which shall not exceed 30 days.
(Ord. 295, passed - -; Ord. 340, passed 5-4-2004; Ord. 346, passed 12-6-2005; Ord. 359, passed 3-2-2010; Ord. 360, passed 3-2-2010; Ord. 2021-1, passed 1-5-2021)