Hercules Municipal Code Art. 6 Penalty—costs

Any user who is found to have violated an order of the City Council or who wilfully or negligently failed to comply with any provision of this Chapter, and the orders, rules, regulations, and permits issued hereunder, shall, for each offense, be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) plus the time and material costs accrued by the City relative to managing, holding of hearings, testing, and collection of data relative to the violation. Each day on which a violation shall occur or continue shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense. In addition to the penalties provided herein, the City may recover any State fines or penalties imposed by the State or EPA and reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs, court reporters' fees, and other expense of litigation by appropriate suit at law against the person found to have violated this Chapter or the orders, rules, regulations, and permits issued hereunder.

(Ord. 201 § 6.1, 1985)

Any person who knowingly makes any false statements, representation or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to this Chapter, or Wastewater Contribution Permit, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this Chapter, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both.

(Ord. 201 § 6.2, 1985)