§ 71.99 PENALTY.

   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.

   (B)   (1)   It shall be unlawful for any person to violate §§ 71.01 through 71.05. A violation of §§ 71.01 through 71.05 is hereby deemed a non-criminal traffic infraction. A traffic infraction shall be a civil matter for which punishment by imprisonment shall not be available, for which a penalty assessment notice may be issued and for which is punishable by a maximum fine of $999.

      (2)   For any violation of §§ 71.01 through 71.05, no trial by jury shall be available, no arrest warrant shall issue for failure to appear or to pay, no privilege of self-incrimination shall apply, the standard of proof shall be a preponderance of the evidence and the conduct of all proceedings applicable to such a violation shall otherwise be in conformity with those generally applicable to civil matters.

      (3)   For any violation of §§ 71.01 through 71.05, the court may enter a judgment of liability by default against the defendant for failure to appear or to pay, and may assess such penalties, together with such court costs and surcharges, as are established by law.

      (4)   Upon a third violation of §§ 71.01 through 71.05 within 12 consecutive months, the registration for that golf cart shall be revoked for a period of 12 months and shall not be reinstated until court costs have been paid and a reinstatement fee of $10 has been paid, which such reinstatement fee may be adjusted in the future by a resolution of the Board of Trustees.

(Ord. 6-11, passed 5-11-2011; Ord. 02-2019, passed 3-27-2019)