Civil Violations—Injunctions and Civil Penalties
San Diego Municipal Code § 12.0202
in effect§12.0202 Civil Violations—Injunctions and Civil Penalties
(a) In addition to any other remedy provided by this Code, any provision of this Code may be enforced by injunction issued by the Superior Court upon a suit brought by The City of San Diego.
(b) As part of a civil action filed to enforce provisions of this Code, a court may assess a maximum civil penalty of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per violation of the Municipal Code for each day during which any person commits, continues, allows or maintains a violation of any provision of this Code.
(Renumbered from Sec. 13.0202 and retitled to “Civil Violations—Injunctions and Civil Penalties” on 8–10–1993 by O–17956 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter01/Ch01Art02Division02.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/28/2026