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Earlier editions: 2026-09

Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

Shasta County Municipal Code Ch. 1.08 General Penalty

Shasta County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Shasta County

Cite as: Shasta County Municipal Code Chapter 1.08 · Text as of 2026-10-04

1.08.010 - Violation as infraction or misdemeanor.

A. A violation of any regulatory or prohibitory provision of this code is an infraction, unless any provision of law establishes the violation as a misdemeanor, or the district attorney files a complaint charging the violation as a misdemeanor.

B. Every person who violates a particular regulatory or prohibitory provision of this code three or more times is guilty of a misdemeanor for the third and every subsequent violation of that provision during any twelve-month period.

C. A separate offense is committed for each and every transaction, event, or occurrence in violation of any regulatory or prohibitory provision of this code. A separate offense is committed for each and every day or part of a day during which any such violation is caused, committed, continued or permitted. Each offense is punishable separately from every other offense.

(Prior code § 50)

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1.08.020 - Fines and imprisonment.

A. Every violation of any regulatory or prohibitory provision of this code determined to be an infraction is punishable as provided in subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 25132.

B. Unless a different punishment is prescribed by any law of this state, including any provision of this code, every violation of a regulatory or prohibitory provision of this code determined to be a misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by both fine and imprisonment.

(Prior code § 70)

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