§ 1-14. General penalty; continuing violations.

Whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the city or in any rule, regulation or order promulgated by any officer or agency of the city under authority duly vested in such officer or agency any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, where no specific penalty is provided, the following controls unless specifically stated otherwise in the Code:

The fine or penalty for the violation of a rule, ordinance, or police regulation may not exceed $500.00 except that:

(1)

A fine or penalty for the violation of a rule, ordinance, or police regulation that governs fire safety, zoning, or public health and sanitation, other than the dumping of refuse, may not exceed $2,000.00; and

(2)

A fine or penalty for the violation of a rule, ordinance, or police regulation that governs the dumping of refuse may not exceed $4,000.00.

If the maximum penalty provided by this Code for any offense is greater than the maximum penalty provided for the same or a similar offense under the laws of the state, the maximum penalty for such violation provided by the state statute shall be the maximum penalty under this Code. Except where otherwise provided in this Code, each day an offense shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.

(Code 1967, § 1-5(a), (b); Ord. No. 4806, § 1, 9-24-87; Ord. No. 4835, § 1, 10-5-87; Ord. No. 5684, § 1, 10-23-90; Ord. No. 13,315 , § 1, 10-13-16)

State law reference

Authority of city to prescribe penalties for violation of Code, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 54.001; jurisdiction of municipal courts, V.T.C.A., Government Code § 29.003.