(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 not to exceed six months, or by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or both, for each 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 $250 for a first violation;
(2) A fine not exceeding $500 for the second violation of this chapter within one year; and
(3) A fine not exceeding $1,000 for each additional violation of this chapter within one year.
(1995 Code, § 7.48.050) (Ord. 17-12, passed 12-19-2017; Ord. 15-13, passed 1-19-2016; Ord. 05-1999, passed - -2005)