(A) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision or to fail to comply with any of the requirements of this code or the provisions of any code adopted by reference by this code. Any person violating any of these provisions or failing to comply with any of the requirements of this code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor unless by the provisions of this code a violation is declared to be an infraction.
(2) Each person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provisions of this code or of a city ordinance is committed, continued or permitted by the person and shall be punished accordingly.
(B) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this code, any person convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions of this code shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000, by imprisonment in the City Jail or County Jail for a period not exceeding six months or by both the fine and imprisonment.
(C) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this code or by California Vehicle Code § 42002, every person convicted of an infraction shall be punished upon a first conviction by a fine not exceeding $100, for a second conviction within a period of one year by a fine not exceeding $200 and for a third or any subsequent conviction within a period of one year by a fine not exceeding $500.
(D) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, when a person under the age of 18 years is charged with a violation of this code and a peace officer issues a notice to appear in Superior Court to that minor, the charge shall be deemed an infraction unless the minor requests that a petition be filed under California Welfare and Insurance Code §§ 601 or 602.
(2) The amount of the fine imposed shall be set by the court.
Statutory reference:
Imprisonment, see California Government Code §§ 36903 and 36904
Penalties for infractions, see California Government Code §§ 36900 and 36901
Penalties for misdemeanor violations, see California Penal Code § 19