CRIMINAL PENALTY, NOT EXCLUSIVE REMEDY; CONTINUING VIOLATIONS.
Raleigh City Code § 14-1005
in effectSec. 14-1005. - CRIMINAL PENALTY, NOT EXCLUSIVE REMEDY; CONTINUING VIOLATIONS.
(a) Unless this Code of Ordinances provides otherwise, violation of any provision of the Code shall be a misdemeanor as provided in G.S. 14-4 to the fullest extent allowed by law, punishable upon conviction by a maximum fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment.
(b) Unless this Code of Ordinance provides otherwise, violation of an ordinance regulating the operation or parking of vehicles shall be an infraction.
(c) An ordinance contained in the Code may also be enforced by civil penalties. Unless the Code provides otherwise, the civil penalty for each Code violation shall be $250.00.
(d) Unless the Code provides a shorter period, each day that a violation of the Code continues shall be a separate and distinct offense.
(e) An ordinance contained in the Code may be enforced by other remedies as authorized in G.S. 160A-175, including the ordering of appropriate equitable relief, the issuance of injunctions, or a combination of remedies.
(f) An ordinance may provide by express statement that the maximum fine or term of imprisonment to be imposed for its violation shall be some figure or number of days less than the maximum penalties prescribed by G.S. 14-4.
(Ord. No. 2004-718-TC-258, §6, TC-17-04, 10-5-04; Ord. No. 2022-339, §62, 2-15-22)
Source: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/raleigh/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=DIVIICOGEOR_PT14GEPR_CH1USCORUCOPE_S14-1005CRPENOEXRECOVIFetched: 11/1/2026