(A) Any person who violates any provisions of this chapter which are declared to be unlawful, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, subject to a penalty of imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of time not to exceed six months, or by a fine not to exceed $500 or both, for each such violation. Notwithstanding the classification of a violation of this chapter as a misdemeanor, at the time an action is commenced to enforce the provisions of this chapter, the trial court, upon recommendation of the prosecuting attorney, may reduce the charged offense from a misdemeanor to an infraction.
(B) Any person convicted of an infraction under this chapter shall be punished by:
(1) A fine not exceeding $50 for a first violation;
(2) A fine not exceeding $100 for the second violation of this chapter within one year; and
(3) A fine not exceeding $250 for each additional violation of this chapter within one year.
(1995 Code, § 6.44.070)