§ 1-6. General penalties.

(a)

Criminal penalties. Wherever in this code or in any ordinance of the city any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful and a misdemeanor, or wherever in such Code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful and a misdemeanor, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of this Code or any such ordinance shall be designated as a class III misdemeanor and punished by a fine of $200.00 and/or such other penalties as may be allowed by the General Statutes in Section 15A-1340.23 or any successor to that section. Each day's continuing violation shall be a separate and distinct offense. Each separate violation is a separate misdemeanor subject to the penalties described above.

(b)

Civil penalties. Wherever in this Code or in any ordinance of the city any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or wherever in such Code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful or an offense, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of this Code or any such ordinance shall be punished by a civil penalty of not more than $200.00 for each separate violation. Each day's continuing violation shall be a separate and distinct offense. Civil penalties not paid within the prescribed period of time are subject to civil actions in the nature of a debt.

(Code 1967, § 1-6; Ord. No. 1693, 10-12-98; Ord. No. 1827, 11-13-01)

State law reference

Violation of local ordinances misdemeanor, G.S. § 14-4.