Every person violates a section, subdivision, paragraph, or provision of this chapter when he or she performs an act thereby prohibited or declared unlawful, or fails to act when such failure is thereby prohibited or declared unlawful, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as follows.
(A) Misdemeanor. Where the specific section, division, paragraph, or provision specifically makes violation a misdemeanor, he or she shall be punished as for a misdemeanor; where a violation is committed in a manner or under circumstances so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property, he or she shall be punished as for a misdemeanor; where he or she stands convicted of violation of any provision of this chapter, exclusive of violations relating to the standing or parking of an unattended vehicle, within the immediate preceding 12-month period for the third or subsequent time, he or she shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.
(B) Petty misdemeanor. As to any violations not constituting a misdemeanor under the provisions of division (A) above, he or she shall be punished as for a petty misdemeanor.
(C) Provisions adopted by reference. As to any violation of a provision adopted by reference, he or she shall be punished as specified in such provision, so adopted.
(2006 Code, § 8.99)
(D) Violation of section 70.06. Any person convicted of violating any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both, plus the costs of prosecution in either case.
(Ord. 203, 3rd Series, passed 2-9-2016)