(A) Whenever in this code or in any ordinance of the city an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or whenever in such code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, and no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision or the failure to perform any such act shall be a class 2 misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not exceeding $750 or by imprisonment not to exceed five days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
(B) Whenever in this code or in any ordinance of the city an act is made or declared to be a class 1 misdemeanor, violation of such provision shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than ten days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(C) Whenever in this code or in any ordinance of the city an act is made or declared to be a class 2 misdemeanor, violation of such provision shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $750 or by imprisonment for not more than five days or by both such fine or imprisonment.
(D) Whenever in this code or in any ordinance of the city an act is made or declared to be a class 3 misdemeanor, violation of such provision shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $500 or by imprisonment for not more than one day or by both such fine or imprisonment.
(E) Each day any of the above violations shall continue shall constitute a separate offense or misdemeanor, unless otherwise specifically provided.
('80 Code, § 1-10) (Ord. 1798, passed 12-20-78; Ord. 2084, passed 9-1-82)
Statutory reference:
Power to enforce ordinances by fine, imprisonment, see A.R.S. § 9-240(B)(28)(b)