§ 8.40.050. Criminal penalties.

A.

Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction or misdemeanor as hereinafter specified. Such individual shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day during which any violation of this chapter is committed or allowed to exist.

B.

Any individual convicted of a violation of this chapter shall be:

1.

Guilty of an infraction and punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00), but not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the first offense;

2.

Guilty of an infraction and punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00), but not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the second offense;

3.

The third and any subsequent offense shall constitute a misdemeanors and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00), but not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or up to six months in the county jail, or both.

C.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a first or second offense may be charged and prosecuted as a misdemeanor.

D.

Payment of any penalty herein shall not relieve an individual from the responsibility of correcting the violations as noted on the official inspection report form.

E.

The procedures, remedies and penalties for violation of this section and for recovery of costs related to enforcement are provided for in Ordinance No. 725, which is incorporated herein by this reference.

(Ord. 492.9 § 1, 2007; Ord. 492.8 § 5, 1996)