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(A) Any violation of this code designated as a municipal civil infraction shall be punishable by a fine for a first offense of not less than $50, for a second offense of not less than $250, and for a third or subsequent offense of not less than $1,000, plus the costs of prosecution.
(B) Each day of continued violation shall constitute a separate offense.
(C) In addition to the penalties provided by this section, the district court shall have the equitable jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, writ, or order necessary to enforce any provision of this code, including, but not limited to, abatement of the violating condition or the granting of any injunctive relief.
(D) Contested hearings under this section before the district court may be conducted as an informal hearing and as a formal hearing, as may be applicable, as provided by the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, Public Act 236 of 1961, as amended, M.C.L.A §§ 600.101 et seq.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by this code for any particular provision or section, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this code, or any rule or regulation adopted or issued in pursuance thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 and costs of prosecution or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both the fine and imprisonment, unless there is a fine or penalty specifically set forth in the ordinance which provides for a greater penalty, and in that event, the greater penalty shall control. Each act of violation and every day upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense. The penalty provided by this section, unless another penalty is expressly provided, shall apply to the amendment of any section of this code whether or not the penalty is re-enacted in the amendatory ordinance.