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Title 1 — General Provisions

West Sacramento Municipal Code Ch. 1.12 General Penalty

West Sacramento Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · West Sacramento

Cite as: West Sacramento Municipal Code Chapter 1.12 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 1.12.010. Classification.

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 ordinance itself makes violation an infraction.

(Ord. 89-14 § 2(a))

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§ 1.12.020. Misdemeanor—Penalty.

Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by an 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.

(Ord. 89-14 § 2(b))

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§ 1.12.030. Infraction—Penalty.

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

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

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

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

(Ord. 89-14 § 2(c))

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§ 1.12.040. Continuing violations.

Each person in violation of an ordinance shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which a violation of any provision of the ordinances of the city is committed, continued or permitted by any such person, and he or she shall be punished accordingly.

(Ord. 89-14 § 2(d))

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