(a) Violations of this article shall be a civil infraction. A person found responsible for a civil violation or civil infraction for the first time shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) per civil violation or civil infraction. A person found responsible for the same civil violation or civil infraction for a second time within a one (1) year period shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) per civil violation or civil infraction. A person found responsible for the same civil violation or civil infraction for a third or subsequent time within a one (1) year period of the first offense shall be fined not less than three hundred dollars ($300.00) nor more than twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) per civil violation or civil infraction. The imposition of a fine for civil violations or civil infractions shall not be suspended.
(b) Violations of Sec. 30-7(4) shall be subject to fines under Chapter 20, Article VII, Division 6, which regulates the time, place or method of parking a vehicle.
(c) In addition to any fines imposed by this article, a city magistrate or a civil hearing officer may issue an abatement order prohibiting a person from riding a transit vehicle for a specified period of time not to exceed twelve (12) months.
(Ord. No. 11174, § 1, 5-20-14)