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Chapter 18 — Motor Vehicles and Traffic›Article XIV — General Penalty

Oakdale Municipal Code Art. XIV General Penalty

Oakdale Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Oakdale

Cite as: Oakdale Municipal Code § 18-100 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 18-100.10. General penalty.

[Ord. No. 1193.]

It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision or to fail to comply with any of the requirements of this Code or the provisions of any code adopted by reference by this Code. Any person violating any of such provisions or failing to comply with any of the requirements of this Code shall be guilty of an infraction unless by the provisions of this Code a violation is declared to be a misdemeanor. Each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provisions of this Code or of a city ordinance is committed, continued, or permitted by such person and shall be punished accordingly.

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§ 18-100.20. Punishment for misdemeanor offenses.

[Ord. No. 1193.]

Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Code, any person convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions of this Code shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the city jail or county jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

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§ 18-100.30. Punishment for infractions.

[Ord. No. 1193.]

Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Code, or by California Vehicle Code § 42002, every person convicted of an infraction shall be punished upon a first conviction by a fine not exceeding one hundred fifty dollars.

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§ 18-100.40. Exception.

[Ord. No. 1193.]

Any person who has been convicted of any California Vehicle Code violation within the past thirty-six months for failure to adhere to traffic control devices, turning movements, one-way streets or alleys, or right-of-way (as specified in Articles VIII, through XII of this Code) shall be ineligible for issuance of a citation under this Code, provided the Vehicle Code violation results in a point against the offender's DMV record.

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