(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any person violating any provision of this Article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor or an infraction. The complaint charging such violation shall specify whether the violation is a misdemeanor or infraction, which decision shall be that of the District Attorney. If charged as an infraction, upon conviction, the violator shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100 for each provision violated. If charged as a misdemeanor, upon conviction, the violator shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 for each provision violated or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(b) Any person violating any provision of this Article a second or subsequent time within a 10-year period shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 for each violation, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(c) Any person violating any provision of this Article within 1,500 feet of a day care center, school or school yard, whether public or private, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 for each such violation, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(d) A person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every discharge of a firearm or firing of a projectile weapon, and shall be punished accordingly.
(e) Juveniles arrested pursuant to this Section shall be subject to Section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(Added by Ord. 89-94, App. 2/25/94)