§ 1-3-48. General penalty; continuing violations.


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  • Wherever in this code, or in any ordinance or resolution of the city, or rule or regulation or order promulgated by any officer or agency of the city under authority duly vested in him or it, any act is prohibited or is declared to be unlawful or an offense or misdemeanor, or the doing of any act is required, or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, and no specific penalty is provided for the violation thereof, the violation of any such provisions of this code, or any such ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation or order shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both. Court costs/state assessments will be collected in addition to each fine. Each day any violation of this code or any such ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation or order shall continue shall constitute, except where otherwise provided, a separate offense. In addition to other authorized methods of enforcement, duly authorized code enforcement personnel, fire inspectors, or law enforcement officers may issue a noncustodial uniform ordinance summons without arrest and bail for individuals to appear in municipal court who have failed or refused to comply with required codes and ordinances.

(Code 1978, Sec. 1-3048, as amended by Ord. No. 87-9-28(G), 9/28/87; Ord. 92-12-14(A), 12/14/92; Ord. No. 93-9-27(B), 9/27/93)