Township of Berlin, NJ Chapter 60 Violations and Penalties

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Township of Berlin 7-24-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-10 (Ch. 1, Art. II, of the 1976 Code); amended in its entirety 4-11-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-6. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 60-1 Penalties for violation of ordinances.

A. For violation of any ordinance of the Township of Berlin, with the exception of violations of housing or zoning codes, the maximum penalty, upon conviction of the violation, shall be one or more of the following:

(1) A fine not exceeding $2,000;

(2) Imprisonment for any term not exceeding 90 days; or

(3) A period of community service not exceeding 90 days.

B. For violation of any housing or zoning provisions of any ordinance of the Township of Berlin, the maximum fine, upon conviction of the violation, shall not exceed $1,250.

C. The Municipal Judge before whom any violator of any ordinance or any section or part thereof is convicted shall have the power to impose any fine or term of imprisonment or term of community service, or combination thereof, not exceeding the maximum fixed by Subsection A or B above, as appropriate.

§ 60-2 Repeat offenders.

Any person who is convicted of violating any ordinance within one year of the date of a previous violation of the same provision of the same ordinance and who was fined for the previous violation may, in the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge, be required to pay an additional fine as a repeat offender. The additional fine shall be not less than the minimum fine, if any, nor more than the maximum fine fixed for the violation of the ordinance, but shall be calculated separately from the fine imposed for the violation of the ordinance.

§ 60-3 Failure to pay fine.

Any person convicted of violating any provision of any ordinance and who is in default of the payment of the fine imposed may, in the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge, be imprisoned in the county jail or place of detention provided by the Township of Berlin for any term not exceeding 90 days or be required to perform community service for a period not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof.