(A) (1) Any violation of any provision of this chapter shall subject the violator to a civil penalty in the sum of $25 per day.
(2) Each and every day that the violator continues in violation shall be a separate and distinct offense.
(B) Any person who knowingly or willingly violates § 97.02 shall be subject to a civil penalty of $500.
(1997 Code, § 97.99)
(C) Any violation of any provision of § 97.05 of this chapter shall subject the violator to a penalty in the sum of $250 per day.
(D) (1) Pursuant to G.S. § 160A-175(c), a violation of any provision of this chapter shall subject the offender to a civil penalty to be recovered by the city in a civil action in the nature of debt if the offender does not pay the civil penalty within 30 days from the date of issuance of the citation for violation of this chapter.
(2) Any law enforcement officer may issue a citation for the violations listed in this chapter. This shall not preclude or limit in any way any law enforcement officer from exercising any authority, or otherwise carrying out any of their duties as a law enforcement officer.
(3) Each person receiving a citation may, within 30 days of the time when issued the citation, submit to the violation and pay to the Police Department the applicable penalty listed in §§ 97.99(A), (B), and (C) for that violation. Said payment will be in full satisfaction for the violation, but will not preclude or limit in any way any law enforcement officer from issuing future citations for future violations.
(1997 Code, § 97.98)
(Res. passed 4-12-1988; Ord. passed 10-23-2001; Ord. 2016-03, passed 1-19-2016; Ord. 2023.15, passed 10-17-2023)