Offenses having two penalties.
Kansas City Code § 1-21
in effectSec. 1-21. - Offenses having two penalties.
In all cases where the same offense is made punishable by different clauses or sections of this Code or of any ordinance, now or hereafter becoming a law, the city, in a prosecution based thereunder, may elect under which clause or section to proceed; but not more than one recovery shall be had against the same person for the same offense.
(Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 1.19)
Source: City of Kansas City, Missouri, Code of Ordinances, Charter and Zoning and Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mo/kansas_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH1GEPR_S1-21OFHATWPEFetched: 10/28/2026
