§ 10-502. Penalties. 116

   (1)   The penalty for violation of subsection 10-501(1) or subsection 10-501(4) of this Chapter shall be a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300) except that acts of graffiti shall be subject to a fine of three hundred dollars ($300). The Court may in its discretion suspend the fine if the offender agrees to and does in fact perform such community service as the court deems appropriate, which may include but need not be limited to restoring the property to the condition it was in prior to its destruction, damage or defacement or, agrees to and does in fact provide restitution to the condition it was in prior to its destruction, damage or defacement, for the restoration of the property whichever the Court determines is appropriate under the circumstances. In making this determination, the Court shall also consider recommendations made by the victim. 117

   (2)   The penalty for violation of subsection 10-501(2) of this Chapter shall be a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50), nor more than three hundred dollars ($300).

   (3)   The penalty for violation of subsection 10-501(3) of this Chapter (relating to camping) shall be a fine of twenty dollars ($20). 118

   (4)   Repeat Offenders. 119 Any person who commits, on more than one occasion, an act of graffiti in violation of subsection 10-501(1) shall be guilty of a separate offense of Repeat Violation, and for each such Repeat Violation, shall be subject to a fine of three hundred dollars ($300), or imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or both. Each violation, after the first, shall constitute a separate Repeat Violation offense.

 

Notes

116	Amended, 1983 Ordinances, p. 1678.
117	Amended, Bill No. 1034 (approved May 1, 1995), 1995 Ordinances, p. 546. Enrolled bill erroneously omitted (1) from the beginning of the subsection. Amended, Bill No. 758 (approved July 24, 1995); amended, Bill No. 1085 (approved July 25, 1995); amended, Bill No. 180523 (approved June 28, 2018).
118	Added, Bill No. 180523 (approved June 28, 2018).
119	Added, Bill No. 59 (approved August 2, 1996), 1996 Ordinances, p. 744; renumbered, Bill No. 180523 (approved June 28, 2018).