[Ord. No. 22-1222 § III, 3-8-2022[1]]
Whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the City or in any rule, regulation, notice, condition, term or order promulgated by any officer or agency of the City under authority duly vested in him/her or it, any act is prohibited or is declared to be unlawful or an offense, misdemeanor or ordinance violation or the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of this Code or any such ordinance, rule, regulation, order or notice shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, but in any case wherein a lesser penalty for an offense is fixed by any Statute, the statutory limit shall apply.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed R.O. 1991 Section 100.210, General Penalty.
[Ord. No. 22-1222 § III, 3-8-2022[1]]
Except where otherwise provided, each and every day any such chargeable violation exists, each such day shall constitute a separate offense.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed R.O. 1991 Section 100.220, Every Day A Violation.
[Ord. No. 22-1222 § III, 3-8-2022[1]]
Whenever any act is prohibited by this Code, by an amendment thereof or by any rule or regulation adopted thereunder, such prohibition shall extend to and include the causing, securing, aiding, or abetting of another person to do said act. Whenever any act is prohibited by this Code, an attempt to do the act is likewise prohibited.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed R.O. 1991 Section 100.230, Responsibility.
[Ord. No. 22-1222 § III, 3-8-2022]
In case of the amendment by the Board of Aldermen of any Section of such Code for which a penalty is not provided, the general penalty as provided in Section 100.210 shall apply to the Section as amended. If an amendment contains provisions for which a penalty, other than the aforementioned general penalty, is provided in another Section in the same Chapter, the penalty so provided in such other Section shall be held to relate to the Section so amended.
[Ord. No. 22-1222 § III, 3-8-2022]
The punishment of a "minor traffic violation" and a "municipal ordinance violation," as defined by Section 100.070 of this Chapter, shall be subject to the following:
A. 
The maximum fine and court costs that can be imposed for the violation of:
1. 
Any minor traffic violation shall be two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225.00); and
2. 
For any municipal ordinance violation(s) committed within a twelve-month period beginning with the first violation, two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the first violation, two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275.00) for the second violation, three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) for the third violation, and four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00) for the fourth and any subsequent violation.
B. 
Minor traffic violations and municipal ordinance violations shall not be punishable by imprisonment, unless the violation:
1. 
Involved alcohol or controlled substances;
2. 
Endangered the health or welfare of others; or
3. 
Involved eluding or giving false information to a law enforcement officer.
C. 
A person convicted of a minor traffic violation, or a municipal ordinance violation, shall not be placed in confinement for failure to pay a fine unless such nonpayment violates the terms of the person's probation or unless the due process procedures mandated by the Missouri Supreme Court Rule 37.65 or its successor are strictly followed by the court.
D. 
Court costs shall be assessed against such person unless the court finds that the defendant is indigent, or the case is dismissed.
[Ord. No. 22-1222 § III, 3-8-2022]
In addition to any other remedies or penalties established for violations of any ordinance or Code Section or any rule, regulation, notice, condition, term or order promulgated by any officer or agency of the City under duly vested authority, the City Official responsible for the enforcement of such ordinance, Code Section, rule, regulation, notice, condition, term or order may, on behalf of the City and after approval by the Board of Aldermen, apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for such legal or equitable relief as may be necessary to enforce compliance with such ordinance, Code Section, rule, regulation, notice, condition, term or order. In such action the court may grant such legal or equitable relief, including, but not limited to, mandatory or prohibitory injunctive relief, as the facts may warrant. Upon the successful prosecution of any such action, the City may be awarded by the court reasonable attorney fees as allowed by law.