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Title 1 — General Provisions

Crescent City Municipal Code Ch. 1.16 General Penalty

Crescent City Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Crescent City

Cite as: Crescent City Municipal Code Chapter 1.16 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 1.16.010. Violation—Misdemeanor.

Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of the ordinances of the city shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, unless otherwise explicitly provided in this code.

(Ord. 565 § 2, 1980; Ord. 817 § 2, 2020)

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§ 1.16.020. Fine or imprisonment.

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

(Ord. 565 § 2, 1980)

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§ 1.16.030. Specific fines.

Except in cases where a different fine is prescribed, any person convicted of an infraction for violation of an ordinance of the city is punishable by:

A. A fine not exceeding fifty dollars for a first violation;

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

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

(Ord. 565 § 2, 1980; Ord. 626 (Exh. A), 1988)

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§ 1.16.040. Separate offense.

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

(Ord. 565 § 2, 1980)

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