Violations and penalties.
Riverside Municipal Code § 6.28.250
in effect6.28.250 - Violations and penalties.
A. The Director, or his designee, may at any and all reasonable times enter any and all places, property, enclosures and structures for the purpose of conducting examinations and investigations to determine whether all provisions of this chapter are being complied with.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association of persons to violate any provision of this chapter or to violate the provisions of any permit granted pursuant to this chapter. Any person, firm, corporation or association of persons violating any provision of this chapter or the provisions of any permit granted pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of any permit granted pursuant to this chapter is committed, continued or permitted.
Any person, firm, corporation or association of persons so convicted shall be (1) guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not exceeding $100.00 for a first violation; (2) guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not exceeding $200.00 for a second violation at the same site. The third and any additional violations on the same site shall constitute a misdemeanor offense and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000.00 or six months in jail, or both. Notwithstanding the above, a first offense may be charged and prosecuted as a misdemeanor. Payment of any penalty herein shall not relieve a person, firm, corporation or association of persons from the responsibility for correcting the violation.
C. Anything done, maintained or suffered in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is a public nuisance dangerous to the health and safety of the public and may be enjoined or summarily abated in the manner provided by law. Every public officer or body lawfully empowered to do so shall abate the nuisance immediately.
(Ord. 5815 § 1, 1990)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT6HESA_CH6.28WAOTWE_6.28.250VIPEFetched: 11/1/2026