General penalty; continuing violations.
Batesville Code of Ordinances § 1-9
in effectSec. 1-9. - General penalty; continuing violations.
(a) Whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the city any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or whenever in such Code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of this Code or any ordinance shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days, and the cost of prosecution, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the municipal judge. Each day that any violation of any provision of this Code or of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) In addition to the penalties provided in this section, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this Code or any ordinance shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be abated by the city, as provided by law, and each day that such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense.
Source: City of Batesville, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/batesville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH1GEPR_S1-9GEPECOVIFetched: 10/31/2026