§ 40-1-37. Civil and criminal penalties.


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  • (a)

    A person who violates sections 40-1-28, 40-1-29, 40-1-30, 40-1-31, 40-1-32, 40-1-33, 40-1-34 and 40-1-36 of this Code or any traffic regulation issued pursuant to section 40-1-27 of this Code shall be responsible for a civil infraction and shall be subject to a civil fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) plus costs as provided for in section 55-2-31 of this Code.

    (b)

    Except for sections 40-1-28, 40-1-29, 40-1-30, 40-1-31, 40-1-32, 40-1-33, 40-1-34 and 40-1-36 or any traffic regulation issued pursuant to section 40-1-27, the violation of which is a civil infraction, any person who violates any other section in this article is subject to issuance of a misdemeanor violation and, when convicted, is subject to receiving a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00), to being sentenced of up to ninety (90) days in jail, or both in the discretion of the court.

(Ord. No. 337-H, § 1, 7-27-79; Ord. No. 22-12, § 1, 10-9-12)