Chapter 9.90
PENALTIES

Sections:

9.90.010    Violations – Penalties.

9.90.010 Violations – Penalties.

(A) Any person who violates any provision of this title for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be subject to the penalty provided in HMC 1.05.170.

(B) An officer of the town of Highland metropolitan police department may issue an ordinance violation citation to any person, firm or corporation who violates or fails to comply with this chapter.

(C) The penalty for the violation of HMC 9.30.010 shall be a fine not to exceed $2,500 for each offense.

(D) An officer of the town of Highland police department or any other otherwise authorized officer under this code, may issue an ordinance violation citation to any person, firm or corporation who violates or fails to comply with Chapter 9.40 HMC. The violations of Chapter 9.40 HMC shall be punished by a fine not less than $700.00 for each offense and not greater than two times the value of the public art, provided the calculation shall not exceed the amount of $2,500. Each violation of said sections shall constitute a separate offense.

(E) Any person, entity or organization who shall violate HMC 9.45.010 or 9.50.010 shall be fined in the amount set forth in the designated schedule as a payable offense subject to admission before the violations clerk of the ordinance violation bureau in the amount set forth in the admissions clerk payable offenses schedule in HMC 9.85.060; provided, however, in the event that the curfew charge under HMC 9.45.010 is a third violation, that violation would result in a mandatory court appearance. Extreme circumstances or attitude will also mandate a court appearance with regard to a curfew violation.

(F) If such persons, entity or organization shall violate HMC 9.45.010 or 9.50.010, and there is a failure to satisfy the civil violation as set forth in Chapter 9.85 HMC, then such violation shall be construed as justiciable offenses and shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100.00 per violation, nor more than $2,500 per violation. Each day of such unlawful activity as is prohibited shall be deemed a separate offense. [Ord. 1472 § 2, 2012. Code 2000 § 130.99].