§ 50.999 PENALTY.

   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99.

   (B)   (1)   Criminal penalty. A person who violates a provision of §§ 50.060 through 50.067 of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,000, in accordance with Tex. Local Gov’t Code § 54.001.

      (2)   Civil penalty. The City Attorney is authorized to commence an action for appropriate equitable or injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction, in accordance with Tex. Local Gov’t Code § 54.012. Such relief may include:

         (a)   A civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 per violation per day;

         (b)   Recovery for expenses incurred by the city in responding to a violation of §§ 50.060 through 50.067 of this chapter;

         (c)   Injunction to prevent a violation of §§ 50.060 through 50.067 of this chapter; and

         (d)   All other damages, costs and remedies to which the city may be entitled.

(1998 Code, § 122-147)

   (C)   Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the penalty for a violation of § 50.020 (tampering with a water meter) is up to $500.

   (D)   Any person violating the provisions of § 50.084 of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to the penalty set out in § 10.99.

(Ord. 08-47, passed 11-19-2008; Ord. 14-30, passed 11-5-2014; Ord. 17-21, passed 6-21-2017)