§ 2-806. Violations and penalties.

(a)

A violation of a City Code or ordinance is a civil infraction.

(b)

There is established a maximum civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) per violation.

(c)

Any person who has committed a civil infraction and does not contest the citation shall be assessed a penalty as set forth in Schedule "A" together with applicable costs.

(d)

The penalties for uncontested violations are set forth in the attached uniform fine schedule and incorporated herein as Schedule "A"* located at the end of this article. If the person cited elects to pay the applicable penalty set forth in Schedule "A," the person shall be deemed to have admitted the infraction and waived the right to a hearing.

(e)

Repeat violations shall be assessed fines in the next higher class as specified in Schedule "A." Third-time offenses will be considered class IV violations, or an additional amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00) will be assessed, whichever is greater, not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00). Adjudication as a repeat violator shall be proved by either payment of the penalty by the respondent, or by decree of a judge of the county court in and for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit or by a finding of fact by the code enforcement special magistrate of the city.

(f)

Any person who willfully refuses to sign and accept a citation issued by a code enforcement officer shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, as provided by F.S. § 775.082 or 775.083, and punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed sixty (60) days or by both fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. No. 06-2012, § 1, 4-9-12)

Note— *Schedule "A" can be found in the town offices.