(A) 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 such provisions or failing to comply with any of the requirements of this code shall be guilty of an infraction unless by the provisions of this code a violation is declared to be a misdemeanor. Each such 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 such 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 or by imprisonment in the City Jail or County Jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(C) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this code, or by Cal. Veh. Code § 42002, every person convicted of an infraction shall be punished upon a first conviction by a fine not exceeding $100, and 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.
(Ord. 2008-009, passed 10-13-08)
Statutory reference:
Penalties for misdemeanor violations, see Cal. Penal Code § 19
Penalties for infractions, see Cal. Gov't Code §§ 36900 and 36901
Imprisonment, see Cal. Gov't Code §§ 36903 and 36904