§ 70.99 PENALTY.

   (A)   Any person who violates any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is otherwise provided, shall be subject to the provisions of § 10.99.

   (B)   Any person violating any of the provisions of § 70.15 or who installs or causes to be installed a tourist-oriented directional sign without the approval of both the State Department of Transportation and the Village Council, shall be responsible for a municipal civil infraction, punishable by a civil fine of not more than $100, plus costs, and if applicable, damages and expenses as provided by law. A municipal civil infraction action brought for any violation of § 70.15 shall follow the procedures set forth in Public Act 12 of 1994, M.C.L.A. § 600.113, as amended, and a defendant charged with a municipal civil infraction violation shall have all of the rights, duties, responsibilities and obligations set forth therein.

   (C)   Any person who violates any of the provisions of § 70.16 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 § 70.16:

         (a)   Committed by a person within any six-month period; and

         (b)   For which the person admits responsibility or is determined to be responsible.

   (D)   Any person or persons, partnership or corporation who shall violate the provisions of § 70.17, shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $100, and the costs of prosecution, or imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

(Ord. 13, passed 4-3-1947; Ord. 161, passed 7-13-2005; Ord. 200, passed 4-10-2013)