§ 9.40.070 — Penalties

9.40.070 - Penalties.

A. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars. Unless otherwise specifically set forth herein, or in state law as adopted, allegation and evidence of culpable mental state are not required for the proof of an offense defined by this ordinance. Each act of violation and each day of violation is considered a separate violation. B. Any person who obstructs, impedes, or interferes with a representative of the city, with a representative of a city department, with monitoring equipment, or with a person who has been ordered to abate a situation pursuant to this chapter and who is lawfully engaged in such abatement is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars. Unless otherwise specifically set forth herein, or in state law as adopted, allegation and evidence of culpable mental state are not required for the proof of an offense defined by this ordinance. Each act of violation and each day of violation is considered a separate violation. C. In addition to proceeding under authority of subsections A. and B. of this section, the city is entitled to pursue all other criminal and civil remedies to which it is entitled under authority of statutes, including a civil action in accordance with Chapter 54 of the Texas Local Government Code to recover a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars for each day or portion of a day during which the violation is committed, continued, or permitted, or other ordinances against a person that remains in violation of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 18908, § 7, 2-26-2019; Ord. No. 019696, § 5, 12-17-2024)