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.)
(a) General Article Penalty. Whoever violates any provision of this article for which no other penalty is provided shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00); upon a second conviction within one year thereafter shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00); and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(b) (1) Any person who violates Section 349.061 shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both fined and imprisoned.
(2) If violation of Section 349.061 results in property damage in addition to any other penalty imposed, driving privileges of the persons causing the property damage shall be suspended for ninety days.
(3) If violation of Section 349.061 results in injury to another person in addition to any other penalty imposed, the driving privileges of the person causing the injury shall be suspended for six months.
(4) If violation of Section 349.061 results in the death of another person in addition to any other penalty imposed, the driving privileges of the person causing the death shall be suspended for two years.
(WVaC 17C-14-9a)
(c) Taking, Injuring or Tampering With Vehicle. Whoever violates Section 349.13 shall, for a first offense, be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. (WVaC 17A-11-1)
(d) Vehicle Security. Whoever violates Section 349.20 shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) or more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. (WVaC 17D-2A-9)