Sec. 1.7. - General penalty; continuing violations.

Whenever in this Code or in any other ordinance of the city, any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful or a misdemeanor, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of this Code or any other ordinance of the city shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

2. For state law authorizing cities to impose fines not exceeding five hundred dollars and imprisonment for terms not exceeding six months, or both, for violations of ordinances, see Gov. C. A., §36901. For provision declaring violation of ordinance to be a misdemeanor, see Gov. C. A., §36900.

A violation of Sections 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.5-1, 4.10, 4.14, 4.14-1, 4.14-2, 4.17, 4.22, 6.1, 6.14, 6.15, 6.16, 8.15, 17.44, 17.45, 17.46, 17.48, 17.49, 17.51, 17.52, 17.54, 17.56, 17.57, 17.58, 17.60, 17.63, 17.64, 17.65, 17.66, 17.67, 17.68, 17.69, 17.70, 17.73, 17.74, 17.75, 17.76, 17.91-1, 17.91-7, 17.91-8, 17.92, 17.93, 17.94, 17.95(b), 17.116, 17.117, 19A.1, 19A.5, 19A.6, 19.12-1, 19.12-2, 19.12-3, 19.15, 19.24-1, 19.27, 19D, 27.218(e), and 27.218(f) of this Code shall constitute an infraction and shall be punishable only by a fine in accordance with the provisions of Government Code Section 36900, as the same now provides or may hereafter by amended, unless the council ordinance or resolution establishes a more specific fine or fee for the violation.

(Ord. No. 706, § 1; Ord. No. 752, § 1; Ord. No. 94-01, § 1; Ord. No. 2004-10, § 2.)

(Ord. No. 2010-02, § 3; Ord. No. 2010-03, § 5.)

The bail of fines imposed for alleged violations of parking ordinances and the time for payment may be established by resolution of the council.

(Ord. No. 752, § 2; Ord. No. 94-01, § 2.)

A payment pursuant to section 1.7-2 shall be treated as a fine and shall be in full settlement and final disposition of the charged violation unless such person advises the city at the time of payment that he denies the alleged violation and wishes a trial thereon, and in that event such payment shall be treated as bail. The city shall then either file a complaint within thirty days in the Municipal Court to prosecute such case or refund the bail money to the person posting the same.

(Ord. No. 752, § 3.)

In the event such payment is not timely made, the city may prosecute such alleged offense as an infraction or it may treat such nonpayment as unpaid bail and report the same to the California Department of Motor Vehicles for collection pursuant to section 4760 of the Vehicle Code.

(Ord. No. 752, § 4.)