Orange Cove Municipal Code Ch. 1.24 General Penalty

A. Violation of the city code or a city ordinance is a misdemeanor unless by ordinance it is made an infraction. Such a violation may be prosecuted by city authorities in the name of the people of the state, or redressed by civil action.

B. Every violation determined to be an infraction is punishable by:

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

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

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

C. Every violation determined to be a misdemeanor is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both.

(Ord. 269 § 1(4), 1990: prior code § 1-105)