Palos Verdes Estates Municipal Code Ch. 10.02 Penalties

Except as set forth in PVEMC § 10.02.020, the ordinances codified in this title have been enacted in accord with authority granted to the city by the California Vehicle Code. Any person violating any of the provisions of any section of this title which is not specified in PVEMC § 10.02.020 shall therefore be subject to such penalty, whether civil or criminal, as is established by the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 627 § 12, 2001; Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)

The following sections of this title are not subject to penalty provisions established by the California Vehicle Code, and violation of any such section shall be a misdemeanor: PVEMC §§ 10.12.020, 10.12.030, 10.12.040, 10.16.030, 10.28.020, 10.28.030, 10.28.040, 10.28.050, 10.28.060, 10.28.080, 10.40.020, and 10.40.140. Notwithstanding the foregoing, should it be determined by any court of law that any provision of the California Vehicle Code preempts the city in establishing a penalty for any such section of this title, the penalty imposed for violation of such section shall be the maximum penalty provided by the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 627 § 12, 2001; Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)