(A) A violation of this section by any person shall subject the offender to a civil penalty or fine of $100. All subsequent violations by the same person within a one-year period shall subject such person to a civil penalty or fine of $300.
(B) A Sheriff’s Deputy or Ordinance Enforcement Officer may issue a citation subjecting the violator to a monetary fine as per the schedule set out above. Upon non-payment, the charge may be recovered by the county in a civil action.
(C) A misdemeanor warrant may be issued either by a Sheriff’s Deputy, Ordinance Enforcement Officer or by a private citizen upon application to a magistrate and upon establishing probable cause for the warrant’s issuance. In all cases, a complainant must fully identify himself or herself by name and address prior to the misdemeanor warrant being issued.
(D) Each day’s continuing violation shall be a separate and distinct offense.
(E) A misdemeanor violation of this chapter may be waiverable, in the discretion of the chief district court judge by tendering fine and court costs as in the case of other waiverable offenses. In the case of a citation, an offender may tender the amount of the civil penalty and a $15 delinquency charge to the County Finance Officer, or his or her designee, within ten days of the date of the citation in full satisfaction of obligation.
(Ord. passed 9-5-1995)