Imperial County Municipal Code Ch. 5 Criminal Actions

It is unlawful for any person to violate any provision of Imperial County land use ordinances, or to violate any provision of any permit or conditions of approval granted pursuant to the Imperial County land use ordinances. Any person violating any provision of Imperial County Ordinances, or any permit or conditions of approval granted pursuant to Imperial County land use ordinances, shall be deemed guilty of an infraction or misdemeanor as hereinafter specified. Such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any provision of Imperial County land use ordinances or violation of any provision of any permit granted pursuant to this title, is committed, continued or permitted.

Any person so convicted shall be: (1) guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a first violation; (2) guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not exceeding seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for a second violation on the same site and perpetrated by the same person. The third and any additional violations on the same site and perpetrated by the same person shall constitute a misdemeanor offense and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or six months in jail, or both. Notwithstanding the above, a first offense may be charged and prosecuted as a misdemeanor. Payment of any penalty herein shall not relieve a person from the responsibility for correcting the violation.

(Prior code § 91305.00)