(A) Any person who violates any provision of the state codes adopted in § 150.01 shall be subject to the following penalties:
(1) Violators of the State Plumbing Code shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $100, imprisonment for not more than 90 days or both for each offense. Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(KRS 318.990)
(2) Violators of the State Standards of Safety shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $1,000, imprisonment for not more than 60 days or both for each offense.
(3) Violators of the Uniform State Building Code or the Uniform State Residential Code shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $1,000 for each offense. Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(a) Uncontested violations:
1. First offense: $50;
2. Second offense: $100; and
3. All others: $200.
(b) Contested violations:
1. First offense: $100;
2. Second offense: $200; and
3. All others: $250.
(2) In the event any person who has violated §§ 150.15 through 150.19 fails to pay the civil penalty within 30 days after issuance of a citation for violation of §§ 150.15 through 150.19, or within 30 days after any and all appealable appeals therefrom have been exhausted, the city may recover the amount of the civil penalty and court costs in a civil action in any court of appropriate jurisdiction.
(Ord. 3, series 2021-2022, passed 1-17-2022)
Statutory reference:
Violations of State Building or Residential Code; penalty, see KRS 227.990(1)