Whoever violates any provision of this chapter of the Cincinnati Municipal Code shall
be subject to a Class D Civil Offense as defined by Cincinnati Municipal Code section 1501-9, and subject to a 50 percent reduction for correction of the violation as set forth
in section 1501-9(a) and shall be ineligible to be registered under this chapter for a period of one
year from the date of the violation, unless it is shown in accordance with section 1501-15 that the violation has been corrected.
If a person or entity has previously been found to have violated a provision of this
chapter within one year that person or entity may be charged as a second offender
and on being found to have committed a second or subsequent offense is liable for
the civil fine for the subsequent offense provided in Cincinnati Municipal Code section 1501-9(a), which fine is specified in section 1501-99 and is not subject to reduction for correction of the violation and shall be ineligible
to be registered under this chapter for a period of one year from the date of the
violation.