Pasadena Municipal Code Ch. 1.24 General Penalty

A. No person shall violate or fail to comply with any provision or requirement of this code. Any person who violates or fails to comply with any provision or requirement of this code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, unless (1) such a violation or failure is designated as an infraction or is subsequently prosecuted as an infraction, in which case such person is guilty of an infraction; and/or (2) such a violation or failure is prosecuted as a civil administrative action pursuant to Chapter 1.25 or Chapter 1.26 of this title.

B. Any violation of any provision of this code may be prosecuted as a misdemeanor, as an infraction, and/or as a civil administrative action in the discretion of the city attorney or city prosecutor, or their assistants.

(Ord. No. 7447, § 1, 6-2-2025; Ord. 6761 § 3, 1998: Ord. 6087 § 1, 1984: Ord. 5195 § 1 (part), 1975)

Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by any ordinance of the city, any person convicted of a misdemeanor under the ordinances of Pasadena shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment not to exceed 6 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 6087 § 2, 1984: Ord. 5195 § 1 (part), 1975)

A. An infraction is not punishable by imprisonment. A person charged with an infraction shall not be entitled to a trial by jury. A person charged with an infraction shall not be entitled to have the public defender or other counsel appointed at public expense to represent him unless he is arrested and not released on his written promise to appear, his own recognizance, or a deposit of bail.

B. Except as otherwise provided by law, all provisions of law relating to misdemeanors shall apply to infractions, including, but not limited to, powers of peace officers, jurisdiction of courts, periods for commencing action and for bringing a case to trial and burden of proof.

C. Every violation determined to be an infraction is punishable by (1) a fine not exceeding $100.00 for a first violation of any section of the same chapter of the Pasadena Municipal Code or same ordinance, if uncodified; (2) a fine not exceeding $200.00 for a second violation of any section of the same chapter of the Pasadena Municipal Code or same ordinance, if uncodified, within one year; (3) a fine not exceeding $500.00 for each additional violation of any section of the same chapter of the Pasadena Municipal Code or same ordinance, if uncodified, within one year.

(Ord. 6087 § 3, 1984)

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

(Ord. 5195 § 1 (part), 1975)

In addition to the penalties herein provided, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this code shall be deemed, and is declared to be, a public nuisance and may be, by this city, summarily abated as such.

(Ord. 5558 § 1, 1982)