Lindsay Municipal Code § 1.16 General Penalty

A. Except where specifically provided otherwise in the Lindsay Municipal Code, violation of any of the provisions of this code shall be unlawful and constitute an infraction.

B. Any residential person convicted of violating any provision of the Lindsay Municipal Code shall be punished by: 1. A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for a first violation; 2. A fine not exceeding five hundred dollars for a second violation of the same section within one year; 3. A fine not exceeding one thousand hundred dollars for each additional violation of the same section within one year.

C. Any non-residential person or group convicted of violating any provision of the Lindsay Municipal Code shall be punished by: 1. A fine not exceeding one thousand dollars for a first violation; 2. A fine not exceeding five thousand dollars for a second violation of the same section within one year; 3. A fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars for each additional violation of the same section within one year.

D. The phrase "violation of the same section," as used in this section, means and refers to a violation of the same numbered section of the Lindsay Municipal Code.

(Ord. 597 2022, Ord. 413 § I, 1987: Ord. 361, 1979)

Every person who is charged with the commission of an infraction who is released from custody on an appearance bond or on his or her own recognizance and who, in order to evade the process of the court, willfully fails to appear as required, is guilty of an infraction. It shall be presumed that a defendant who is cited to appear or who has been released upon his or her promise to appear and who fails to appear within fourteen days of the date assigned for his or her appearance, in so doing, intended to evade the process of the court. Any conviction of an infraction under this section shall be punishable by a fine in an amount which is set by resolution of the City Council.

(Ord. 604 2023, Ord. 485 § 1, 1997)