(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, for any violation of this article, where there exists a State Code section which has the same elements as the City Code section for which a penalty is imposed, the penalty imposed by the City may be up to that penalty imposed by the State. (Ord. 310. Passed 7-16-07.)
(b) Whoever violates any provision of this article shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00); upon a second conviction within one year thereafter shall be fined not more than three hundred dollars ($300.00); and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(WVaC 17C-9-6)