Jurupa Valley Municipal Code Ch. 1.15 Criminal Prosecution

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision or to fail to comply with:

(1) This Code;

(2) The provisions of any code adopted by reference by this Code, including, but not limited to, county ordinances adopted by the city;

(3) Any provision of any ordinance of the city not included within this Code; and

(4) Any provisions of state law that the city is authorized to enforce.

B. Any person violating any such provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of:

(1) This Code;

(2) The provisions of any code adopted by reference by this Code, including, but not limited to, county ordinances adopted by the city;

(3) Any provision of any ordinance of the city not included within this Code; and

(4) Any provisions of state law that the city is authorized to enforce, shall be guilty of an infraction, unless such violation is specifically designated as constituting a misdemeanor.

C. 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:

(1) This Code;

(2) The provisions of any code adopted by reference by this Code, including, but not limited to, county ordinances adopted by the city;

(3) Any provision of any ordinance of the city not included within this Code; and

(4) Any provisions of state law that the city is authorized to enforce, is committed, continued, or permitted by such person, and may be punished accordingly.

(Ord. No. 2011-02, exh. A(1.15.010), 7-1-2011)

Whenever any act or omission is made unlawful by this Code, it shall include causing, permitting, aiding, abetting, suffering, or concealing the fact of such act or omission.

(Ord. No. 2011-02, exh. A(1.15.020), 7-1-2011)

A. Unless otherwise specified in this Code:

(1) Any conviction of a misdemeanor under the provisions of this Code shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) Any conviction of an infraction under the provisions of this Code shall be punishable for a first conviction by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200), for a second conviction within a period of one (1) year by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300), and for a third or any subsequent conviction within a period of one (1) year by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(3) Any provision or requirement of this Code or of any code adopted by reference by this Code or of any ordinance of the city not included within this Code, the violation of which or the failure to comply with which is designated as an infraction, shall be prosecutable as a misdemeanor upon a fourth violation within a period of one (1) year and each violation thereafter of the same provision by the same individual within a period of one (1) year.

(4) Any violation expressly declared to be punishable, in the discretion of the court by either a fine, or by a fine or imprisonment, or both, shall become an infraction for all purposes under any of the following circumstances:

(a) Where a judgment imposes a punishment of a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) in the case of a first offense;

(b) When the court grants probation to a defendant without the imposition of a sentence and, at the time of granting probation, or on application of the defendant or probation officer thereafter, the court declares the offense to be an infraction; or

(c) When the City Attorney or the District Attorney files in a court having jurisdiction over misdemeanor offenses a complaint specifying that the offense is an infraction.

B. The Council may amend the fine amounts set forth in this Section 1.15.030(A) by resolution.

(Ord. No. 2011-02, exh. A(1.15.030), 7-1-2011)

State Law reference— Penalties for ordinance violations, Government Code § 36900 et seq.

Imprisonment for violation of any city ordinance or the Municipal Code shall be in the County Jail.

(Ord. No. 2011-02, exh. A(1.15.040), 7-1-2011)

State Law reference— Authority to provide for imprisonment in County Jail, Government Code § 36903.