Unless a lesser maximum penalty or a specific penalty is established by ordinance for a particular offense, the maximum penalty for violation of any municipal ordinance shall be as follows:
A. 
Except for those violations of ordinances described in subsections B and C of this section, a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days or both;
B. 
For violations of an ordinance prohibiting driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment for not more than three hundred sixty-four (364) days or both; and
C. 
For violations by an industrial user of a wastewater pretreatment ordinance as required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) a day for each violation.
(Ordinance 94-4, sec. 1, adopted 1994; Ordinance 97-22, sec. 1, adopted 1997)
In addition to any fine or imprisonment described in section 1.12.010 of this chapter, there is imposed upon any person convicted of violating any municipal ordinance the penalty for which carries a potential jail term of any ordinance relating to the operation of a motor vehicle the following mandatory fees:
A. 
A correction fee of ten dollars ($10.00);
B. 
A judicial education fee of three dollars ($3.00); and
C. 
A court automation fee of six dollars ($6.00).
As used in this chapter, “convicted” means the defendant has been found guilty of a criminal charge by the municipal judge, either after trial, a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere, or has elected to pay a penalty assessment in lieu of trial.
(Ordinance 94-4, sec. 2, adopted 1994; Ordinance 98-12, sec. 1, adopted 1998; Ordinance 09-15, sec. 1, adopted 2009)
A. 
All corrections fees collected shall be deposited in a special corrections fund in the municipal treasury and shall be used only for municipal jailer training, for construction planning, construction, operation and maintenance of the municipal jail, for paying the costs of housing the municipality’s prisoners in other detention facilities in the state, or for complying with match or contribution requirements relating to jails.
B. 
All judicial education fees collected shall be remitted monthly to the state treasurer for credit to the judicial education fund and shall be used for the education and training, including production of bench books and other written materials, of municipal judges and other municipal court personnel.
C. 
All court automation fees collected shall be remitted monthly to the state treasurer for credit to the municipal court automation fund and shall be used for the purchase and maintenance of court automation systems in the municipal courts. The court automation systems shall have the capability of providing, on a timely basis, electronic records in a format specified by the judicial information system council.
(Ordinance 94-4, sec. 3, adopted 1994)
A. 
The imposition of a penalty under the provisions of this code or any ordinance of the town shall not prevent the revocation or suspension of any license, franchise or permit issued or granted under the provisions of this code or any ordinance of the town.
B. 
In the event any violation of this code or any ordinance of the town is designated as a nuisance under the provisions thereof, such nuisance may be summarily abated by the town in addition to the imposition of a fine or imprisonment.
C. 
The conviction of any person for the violation of any provision of this code or any ordinance of the town, and the payment of a fine or the serving of any term of imprisonment as punishment therefor, shall not relieve such person from any other duty, responsibility, liability or obligation imposed by law arising from the act or omission constituting such violation.
(1981 Code, sec. 1-11)