City of Warrenton, MO Article III Penalties

Section 100.220 General Penalty.

[R.O. 2006 §100.220; CC 1978 §13.010]

A. Whenever in this Code or any other ordinance of the City, or in any rule, regulation, notice 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 or misdemeanor 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, and no specific penalty is provided for the violation thereof, upon conviction of a violation of any such provision of this Code or of any such ordinance, rule, regulation, notice or order, the violator shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the City or County Jail not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; provided, that in any case wherein the penalty for an offense is fixed by a Statute of the State the statutory penalty, and no other, shall be imposed for such offense, except that imprisonments may be in the City Prison or Workhouse instead of the County Jail.

B. Minor Traffic Violations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no punishment for a minor traffic violation as defined by Section 300.010 of this Municipal Code shall:

[Ord. No. 2253 §2, 12-1-2015]

1. Impose a fine, when combined with the amount of Court costs, that exceeds three hundred dollars ($300.00);

2. Be punishable by imprisonment, unless the violation involved:

a. Alcohol or controlled substances,

b. Endangered the health and welfare of others, or

c. Involved eluding or giving false information to a law enforcement officer.

3. Place a person convicted of a minor traffic violation in confinement for failure to pay a fine unless such non-payment violates the terms of the person's probation;

4. Assess Court costs where a case has been dismissed; or

5. Assess Court costs against a defendant who the Municipal Court finds to be indigent based on standards set by the Presiding Judge of the 12th Judicial Circuit Court of the State of Missouri.

Section 100.230 Every Day a Violation.

[R.O. 2006 §100.230; CC 1978 §13.020]

Every day any violation of this Code or any other ordinance or any such rule, regulation, notice or order shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.

Section 100.240 Responsibility.

[R.O. 2006 §100.240; CC 1978 §13.030]

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.