(A) General penalty.
(1) Except as otherwise provided by state law, whenever in this code or in any ordinance of the town an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or whenever in the code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any provision of this code or of any ordinance, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine. Each day or any portion of a day during which any violation of this code or of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
(2) Any person who shall aid, abet or assist in the violation of any provision of this code or any other ordinance shall be punished as provided in this section.
(Prior Code, § 1-108)
(B) Fines recoverable by civil action. All fines shall be recoverable by civil action before any court of competent jurisdiction in addition to any other method provided by law.
(Prior Code, § 1-109)
Statutory reference:
Maximum fine levied by court with non-lawyer judge, $40 after 10-1-1982, see 11 O.S. § 27-119
Maximum fine levied in courts not of record, $100, see 11 O.S. § 14-111
Maximum fine levied without jury trial, $70 as of 10-1-1982 ($35 prior to 10-1-1982), see 11 O.S. § 27-119