§ 714-99. Penalties—Civil and Criminal.

(a)

Violation of Section 714-5, 714-7, 714-9, 714-23, 714-24, 714-29, or 714-31 is a Class A1 Civil Offense.

(b)

Violation of Section 714-3, 714-17, 714-19, 714-21, 714-25, 714-27, or 714-33 is a Class B1 Civil Offense. Subsequent violation of these code provisions will constitute an additional Class B1 Civil Offense except for a subsequent violation of Section 714-33, which constitutes a Class C1 Civil Offense.

(c)

Violation of Section 714-11, 714-13, 714-15, 714-35, 714-37, or 714-39 is a Class C1 Civil Offense.

(d)

Any civil fines collected under this chapter shall be deposited into the private lot abatement fund to support Sections 714-45 and 714-46 abatement activities and enforcement of Chapter 714.

(e)

As an alternative to a notice of civil offense and civil fine, a violation of:

(1)

Section 714-7 of this chapter may be cited as a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall carry with it a mandatory fine of $1,000.

(2)

Section 714-3, 714-13 or 714-19 of this chapter may be cited as a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall carry with it a mandatory fine of $500.

(3)

Any other provision of this chapter may be cited as a minor misdemeanor if it is a first offense which shall carry a mandatory fine of $150, and a misdemeanor of the fourth degree if it is a second offense which shall carry a mandatory fine of $250.

(f)

If an offender of Section 714-35, 714-37 or 714-39 has been previously convicted of violating Section 714-35, 714-37 or 714-39 of this chapter, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree which shall carry a mandatory fine of $1,000.

(Sec. 759-99; ordained by Ord. No. 119-1971, eff. Apr. 30, 1971; renumbered to C.M.C. 714-99, eff. Jan. 1, 1972; a. Ord. No. 13-1988, eff. Jan. 21, 1988; a. Ord. No. 235-2003, eff. June 25, 2003; a. Ord. No. 250-2010, § 1, eff. July 30, 2010; Emer. Ord. No. 075-2015, § 5, eff. March 25, 2015; a. Ord. No. 384-2016, § 3, eff. Feb. 11, 2017)