Note: For charter provisions as to penalty, see Charter, Art. XXIII, §27. As to authority of city to establish municipal court, see Charter, Art. XXIII, §29.
A. 
Except as provided in subsection B, C, or D, of this section, whenever in this code any act is prohibited or declared unlawful, or the doing of any act is required, or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, it shall be a misdemeanor. Unless a specific penalty is provided, and person convicted of such misdemeanor shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000, or imprisonment for a term not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. 
With the exception of Title 10 of this code, any other provision of this code where the specific penalty of infraction is provided shall be deemed an infraction punishable as follows:
1. 
A fine not exceeding $100 for a first violation;
2. 
A fine not exceeding $200 for a second violation within one year;
3. 
A fine not exceeding $500 for each additional violation within one year.
C. 
A violation of any provision of Title 10, with the exception of Chapter 10.56, unless otherwise specifically provided, shall be deemed an infraction. An infraction under Title 10, except Chapter 10.56, is punishable by a fine which shall be established by resolution of the city council, either for a specific section under Title 10 or pursuant to a bail or fine schedule applicable to numerous sections thereunder. Any such bail or fine shall not exceed the sum of $500 for each violation.
D. 
A violation of the following Glendale Municipal Code sections shall be deemed an infraction punishable as provided in subsection B of this section, except that all violations after three convictions or nolo contendere pleas, or any combination totaling three, within one year shall be misdemeanors punishable pursuant to subsection A of this section: Sections 8.32.030, 8.32.050, 8.44.050(D), 8.44.170, 8.52.040(A), 8.52.050, 8.52.060, 8.52.070, 8.52.080, 8.52.090(A), 8.52.090(B), 8.52.090(C), 8.52.100, 8.52.210(B), 8.52.210.(C), 8.52.210(D), 9.04.040(B), 9.04.040(C), 13.42.030(A), 13.42.030(B),13.42.030(C), 13.42.030.(D), 13.42.040(A), 13.42.040(B), 13.42.050(A), 13.42.050(B), 13.42.050(C), 13.42.060, 13.43.030.(A), 13.43.040(C), 13.43.040(D), 13.43.050(C), 13.43.050(D), 13.43.060(B), 13.43.070(A), 13.43.070.(B), 30.11.070(A)(4), 30.11.070(B)(5), 30.11.070(C)(4), 30.12.040(A)(1)(a), 30.12.040(A)(2)(a), 30.12.050.(A)(2), 30.12.050(B)(2), 30.13.040(A)(1), 30.13.050(A)(2), 30.14.040(A)(1), 30.14.050(A)(2), 30.14.060.(A)(3), 30.14.050(B)(2), 30.14.060(B)(2), 30.15.040(A), 30.15.050(A)(2), 30.15.050(B)(2), 30.31.010.(A), 30.31.010(B), 30.31.010(D), 30.31.020(A)(1), 30.31.030(A), 30.31.030(B)(1), 30.32.040.(B)(1), 30.32.040(B)(2), 30.32.040(C), 30.32.040(D), 30.32.040(E), 30.32.100, 30.32.130(G)(1), 30.32.130.(G)(2), 30.32.130(G)(7), 30.32.160(F), 30.33.040, 30.33.050, 30.33.110(A), 30.33.200, 30.33.210.(B)(1), 30.33.210(B)(2), 30.33.210(B)(3), 30.33.210(H), 30.33.210(I), 30.34.020(F), 30.34.020.(K), 30.34.030(B)(8), 30.34.030.(D), 30.34.040(B), 30.34.140(A), 30.34.140(G), 30.34.150(A), and the following sections from the South Brand Boulevard Specific Plan: X. Implementation, B. Zoning, Sections 405(a), 505(a), 705(a), and 805(a).
E. 
Whenever in this code any act or omission is made unlawful it shall include causing, permitting, aiding, abetting, suffering or concealing the fact of the act or omission. Each person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of this code is committed, continued or permitted by that person, and shall be punishable accordingly.
F. 
Notwithstanding the above provisions, the criminal penalties provided for in this section shall not apply to Chapter 5.35 of this code relating to sidewalk vendors.
(Prior code § 1-36; Ord. 501 § 1, 1993; Ord. 5148 § 1, 1996; Ord. 5220 § 1, 1999; Ord. 5253 § 3, 2000; Ord. 5256 § 7, 2000; Ord. 5293 § 1, 2001; Ord. 5385 § 1, 2004; Ord. 5399 § 26, 2004; Ord. 5464 § 3, 2005; Ord. 5628 § 24, 2008; Ord. 5645 § 1, 2009; Ord. 5660 § 1, 2009; Ord. 5684 § 2, 2010; Ord. 5686 § 24, 2010; Ord. 5707 § 2, 2010; Ord. 5857 § 1, 2015; Ord. 5936 § 4, 2019)
Neighborhood services supervisors, neighborhood services inspectors, or building inspectors, who have successfully completed a course and a written examination, through California's Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, on the laws and powers of arrest under California Penal Code Section 832 or any successor legislation, have the power, authority, and immunity of a California peace officer to issue infraction citations for a violation of a code section listed in Section 1.20.010(D) of this chapter. However, because these individuals are nonsworn personnel and are not peace officers, they shall not make custodial arrests, or carry or use a firearm within the scope and course of their employment, or both.
(Ord. 5148 § 2, 1996; Ord. 5464 § 4, 2005)
In addition to any other remedy or penalty provided by this code, any violation of any provision of this code is declared to be a public nuisance and may be abated by the city or by the city attorney on behalf of the people of the state of California as a nuisance by means of a restraining order, injunction or any other order or judgment in law or equity issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. In addition to any other remedy or penalty provided by this code, the city or the city attorney, on behalf of the people of the state of California, may seek injunctive relief to enjoin any violation of any provision of this code, or to compel compliance with the provisions of this code, or to seek any other relief or remedy available at law or equity. As part of any civil action, the court may require posting a performance bond to ensure compliance with this code, applicable state codes, court order or judgment.
(Ord. 5707 § 3, 2010)
A. 
The city attorney may institute an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain, enjoin or abate any condition(s) found to be in violation of the provisions of this code, as provided by law.
B. 
In any civil action commenced by the city to abate a nuisance, to enjoin a violation of any provision of this code or any provision of any code adopted by reference by this code, to collect a civil penalty imposed either by this code or by state or federal law, or to collect a civil debt owing to the city, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover in any such action reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of suit. Pursuant to Government Code Section 38773.5(b), the recovery of attorneys' fees by the prevailing party is limited to individual actions or proceedings in which the city elects, at the initiation of that individual action or proceeding, to seek recovery of its own attorneys' fees. In no action or special proceeding shall an award of attorneys' fees to a prevailing party exceed the amount of reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the city in the action or proceeding.
(Ord. 5745 § 2, 2011; Ord. 5801 § 1, 2013)
Any person who violates any provision or fails to comply with any requirement or provision of this code heretofore or hereafter enacted or any provision of any code adopted by reference by this code shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation. Where the conduct constituting a violation is of a continuing nature, each day of such conduct is a separate and distinct violation. In determining the amount of the civil penalty, the court shall consider all relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to, the extent of harm caused by the conduct constituting a violation, the nature and persistence of such conduct, the length of time over which the conduct occurred, the assets, liabilities and net worth of the person, whether corporate or individual, and any corrective action taken by the defendant. The civil penalty prescribed by this subsection shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought by the city attorney in any court of competent jurisdiction. The civil penalty prescribed by this subsection may be sought in addition to injunctive relief, specific performance or any other remedy, provided, however, that a civil penalty shall not be sought for any violation for which a criminal prosecution has been commenced.
(Ord. 5801 § 2, 2013)