Nevada City Municipal Code Ch. 1.12 General Penalty

A. 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 the violation is made an infraction by ordinance.

B. 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 of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

C. Any person convicted of an infraction for violation of an ordinance of the city is punishable by:

1. A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for a first violation;

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

3. A fine not exceeding five hundred dollars for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year.

D. 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. 90-3 § 1, 1990)

A. The chief of police of the city is authorized to cause persons imprisoned in the city jail for the violation of any ordinance of the city to perform labor on the city streets or other public property or works within the city.

B. All work performed by said persons shall be under the supervision of a police officer of the city or of the superintendent of public works.

(Ord. 227 §§ 1, 2, 1941)