Chapter 1.08 — GENERAL PENALTY

For statutory provisions authorizing cities to impose fines of up to five hundred dollars or imprisonment of up to six months, or both, see Gov. Code §36901; for provisions authorizing the reduction of city ordinance violations to infractions, see Gov. Code §36900.

A.

Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of the ordinances of the city of Corning, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, unless the violation is made an infraction by ordinance.

B.

Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by any ordinance of the city of Corning, any person convicted of a misdemeanor for violation of an ordinance of the city is punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

C.

Any person convicted of an infraction for violation of an ordinance of the city of Corning, is punishable by:

A fine not exceeding fifty dollars for a first violation;

A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for a second violation of the same ordinance within one year;

A fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year.

D.

Each such person shall be guilty of a separate of-fense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of the ordinances of the city of Corning, is committed, continued, or permitted by any such person, and he shall be punishable accordingly.

(Ord. 323 §1, 1978).