§ 8.20.100 — Penalty for violation

8.20.100 - Penalty for violation.

A. Unless otherwise provided, any person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity violating any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of an infraction or misdemeanor as hereinafter specified. B. Each day or portion thereof such violation is in existence shall be a new and separate offense. C. Any person so convicted shall be: 1. Guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not exceeding $100.00 and not less than $50.00 for a first offense; 2. Guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not exceeding $200.00 and not less than $100.00 for a second offense; 3. Guilty of a misdemeanor for the third and any additional offenses and punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000.00 and not less than $500.00 or six months in jail, or both; 4. Notwithstanding the above, a first or second offense may be charged and prosecuted as a misdemeanor. D. Payment of any fine or service of a jail sentence herein provided shall not relieve a person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity from the responsibility of correcting the condition resulting from the violation. E. In addition to the above penalties, the court may order that the guilty party reimburse the City of Riverside for all of its costs of investigating, analyzing and prosecuting the enforcement action against the guilty party. The court shall fix the amount of any such reimbursement upon submission of proof of such costs by the City of Riverside.

(Ord. 6471 § 1, 1999; Ord. 6392 § 2, 1997; Ord. 4354 § 1(part), 1976)