§ 52.99  PENALTY.
   (A)   Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter for which no specific penalty is otherwise provided, shall be subject to the provisions of § 10.99.
   (B)   Any person tampering, altering, adjusting, damaging, destroying or otherwise interfering with the Water Department property or who violates any of the provisions of §§ 52.01 through 52.12 or §§ 52.25 through 52.29 is responsible for a municipal civil infraction, subject to payment of a civil fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, plus costs and other sanctions, for each infraction.
      (1)   Repeat offenses shall be subject to an increased civil fine as follows:
         (a)   The fine for any offense which is a first repeat offense shall be not less than $250 plus costs and other sanctions; and
         (b)   The fine for any offense which is a second repeat offense or any subsequent repeat offense shall not be less than $500, plus costs and other sanctions.
      (2)   A REPEAT OFFENSE means a second (or any subsequent) violation of the sections listed in division (B) above:
         (a)   Committed by a person within any six-month period; and
         (b)   For which the person admits responsibility or is determined to be responsible.   
   (C)   Each day on which any violation of §§ 52.25 through 52.29 continues constitutes a separate offense and shall be subject to penalties or sanctions as a separate offense. In addition, the village specifically reserves the right to proceed in any court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of obtaining an injunction, restraining order or other appropriate remedy to compel compliance with the provisions of §§ 52.25 through 52.29.
   (D)   Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of § 52.41 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $100, and costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not exceeding 90 days, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
(Ord. 27, passed 8-9-1959; Ord. 155, passed 5-19-2004; Ord. 179, passed 2-25-2009)