§ 1-11. General penalty; continuing violations.

(a)

Whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the city an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, 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 of any such ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day any violation of this Code or of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.

(b)

Any person who shall aid, abet or assist in the violation of any provision of this Code or any other ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as provided in this section.

(c)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, when a defendant has been convicted of a violation of any city ordinance, the court may suspend the imposition or execution of the whole or a part of the sentence imposed and place the defendant on probation, as provided by law. The court may impose specific conditions of probation, including, but not limited to, the performance of services under a court-approved community service program.

(Code 1970, § 1-8; Ord. No. 1152, 9-9-13)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 1152, adopted Sept. 9, 2013, changed the title of § 1-11 from "General penalty" to "General penalty; continuing violations". This historical notation has been preserved for reference purposes.