Beaumont |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 12. STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES |
Chapter 12.08. PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS |
§ 12.08.030. Violation—Penalty.
Any individual violating any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of an infraction or misdemeanor as hereinafter specified. Such individual 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 ordinance is committed, continued, or permitted. Any individual convicted of a violation of this ordinance 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 of the same ordinance provision and perpetrated by the same individual. The third and any additional violations on the same ordinance and perpetrated by the same individual 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 an individual from responsibility for correcting the violation. Any person who removes any notice of order posted, as required in the Chapter, is guilty of an infraction.
(Ord. 827, 2002)