ARTICLE 7: PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF MUNICIPAL CODE

Section

   6-7-1   Classification of penalties; costs; sentences; use of Waiver/Fine Schedule; where served

   6-7-2   Penalty provided in other part of municipal code; disposition where no specific penalty provided

§ 6-7-1 CLASSIFICATION OF PENALTIES; COSTS; SENTENCES; USE OF WAIVER/FINE SCHEDULE; WHERE SERVED.

   (A)   For the purposes of this code and any subsequent amendments thereto, violations are divided into the following classes which are distinguished from one another by the following penalties which are authorized upon conviction or waiver:

 

Class of Violation	Maximum	Minimum
I	7 days imprisonment or $500 fine, or both	None
II	$250 fine	None
W	As provided in Chapter 22, Article 5

 

   (B)   In all cases the convicted or waiverable defendant shall pay the costs of prosecution.

   (C)   All city ordinance violations which are the equivalent of state statute violations listed on the Supreme Court Waiver/Fine Schedule are waiverable and carry the penalty listed on the Supreme Court Waiver/Fine Schedule unless the scheduled fine exceeds the maximum allowed by any class of violation listed in division (A). City ordinance violations are now designated as waiverable offenses and may be incorporated in any County Court rule.

   (D)   All sentences of imprisonment shall be served in the county jail.

(Ord. 3926, passed - -2006; Ord. 4316, passed 11-20-2023)

§ 6-7-2 PENALTY PROVIDED IN OTHER PART OF MUNICIPAL CODE; DISPOSITION WHERE NO SPECIFIC PENALTY PROVIDED.

   Any violation defined anywhere in this code without specification of its class shall be punishable as provided in that portion of this code which defines that violation. If no specific penalty is provided, the violation is a Class II violation.