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Jacksonville Ordinance Code tit. X, ch. 368, pt. 3
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Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 368.301 Violations and criminal penalties.

Sec. 368.301. - Violations and criminal penalties. (a) A person who knowingly and willfully or by culpable negligence commits a violation specified in Section 368.301(c)(1), (2) (3), and (4), Ordinance Code, may, upon conviction by a court of appropriate jurisdiction thereof, be punished by: (1) A fine of not more than $500; or (2) Not more than 90 days in jail; or both. (b) Each day during any portion of which such violation, as described in subsection (c) of this Section occurs constitutes a separate offense. (c) The following persons shall be guilty of a class D offense: (1) Persons who, when taking a measurement of sound levels under this ordinance, falsify the record or tamper with the sound-level meter so as to produce false measurement, or procure or acquiesce in this falsification or tampering; or (2) Persons who violate a rule, regulation, order or compliance plan of the Board with respect to noise pollution control; or (3) Persons making, causing to be made, or continuing to make a noise in excess of the standards for noise established under rules of the Board; or (4) Persons aiding or participating in a violation for which a criminal penalty may be assessed under this Chapter shall be considered a principle in the violation and may be assessed a criminal penalty up to the maximum amount prescribed for that violation. (Ord. 84-674-684, § 3; Ord. 88-117-123, § 16; Ord. 94-1307-684, § 7; Ord. 2009-359-E, § 3)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 368.302 Violations and civil penalties.

Sec. 368.302. - Violations and civil penalties. The following civil penalties may be assessed by administrative or judicial process. (a) A person who: (1) Makes or continues or causes to be made or continued a noise disturbance or a noise in excess of the standards for noise established under the rules of the Board; (2) Violates a condition of a variance granted by the Board under Section 368.304; May be administratively or judicially assessed a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each violation. (b) An applicant for a variance under this Chapter and an officer, director, partner, agent or attorney of an applicant who knowingly makes a false statement or provides false information on a document or paper accompanying and forming a part of the application shall be administratively or judicially assessed a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each false statement or false item of information. (c) A person who aids or participates in a violation for which a civil penalty may be assessed under this Chapter shall be considered a principal in the violation and may be assessed a civil penalty of up to the maximum amount prescribed for that violation. (d) For violations that are of a continuing nature, each day that the violation continues shall be a separate offense subject to penalty. (e) Each day during any portion of which such violation as described in subsection 368.302(a) occurs constitutes a separate offense. (Ord. 84-674-684, § 3; Ord. 88-117-123, § 17; Ord. 89-1235-597, § 1; Ord. 94-1307-763, § 8; Ord. 2009-359-E, § 3)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 368.303 Assessment and recovery of civil penalty.

Sec. 368.303. - Assessment and recovery of civil penalty. Civil penalties shall be assessed by the administrative process in Chapter 360 or, in the alternative, by judicial process in a civil action filed, in the name of the City, in a court of competent jurisdiction, giving due consideration to the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the gravity of the violation, the good faith of the violator, the history of previous violations, and the financial ability of the violator to respond. A civil penalty assessed and owed under this Chapter shall be paid to the Tax Collector for deposit into the Environmental Protection Fund established by Section 360.601. An administratively assessed civil penalty under this Section may be recovered in a civil action in the name of the City. The City shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees and costs, including appellate fees and costs, in an action where the City is successful in obtaining affirmative relief. (Ord. 84-674-684, § 3; Ord. 88-117-123, § 18; Ord. 2009-359-E, § 3)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 368.304 Variances.

Sec. 368.304. - Variances. A variance to cause or create a noise which would otherwise be in violation of this Chapter may be requested as provided in Section 360.111. (Ord. 2009-359-E, § 3)
Source: City of Jacksonville, Ordinance Code and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/jacksonville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITXENAF_CH368NOCO_PT3ENFetched: 10/27/2026

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