(A) Applicability. A penalty assessment notice may be issued for any offense under this Code. For traffic infractions, the provisions of Article 2A of Chapter 7 of this Code shall apply in lieu of this Section.
(B) Notice. The penalty assessment notice shall be indicated on the summons and complaint and shall include the fine amount. If the alleged offender issued a penalty assessment notice hereunder chooses to acknowledge their guilt, they may pay the specified fine online, in person, or by mail at the Municipal Court within the time specified in the notice. If they choose not to acknowledge their guilt and pay the applicable fine, they shall appear as required in the summons and complaint.
(C) Fine schedule.
(1) The following fines shall apply to penalty assessments other than those specifically listed below:
(a) First offense: $100;
(b) Second offense: $500;
(c) Third offense: $1,000; and
(d) Fourth and all subsequent offenses: $2,500.
(2) For deceptive use of a ski facility, the fine shall be $500 for the first offense, and for any subsequent offense, penalty assessment shall be unavailable.
(3) For any bear-related violation, the fine shall be $1,000 for the first offense, and for any subsequent offense, penalty assessment shall be unavailable. For purposes of this subsection, “bear-related violation” includes: non-approved bear resistant/proof garbage and recycling containers; improper recycling; feeding wildlife; dawn to dusk residential violation; multi-family housing-residential refuge disposal; garbage/recycling container not secure; garbage/recycling container repair; and address missing from garbage/recycling container.
(Ord. 21(2023) § 1)