A. 
Infraction. A person who violates a provision of this code, or who fails to comply with a requirement of this code, is guilty of an infraction unless the violation is specifically identified in this code as a misdemeanor.
1. 
An infraction is punishable by:
a. 
A fine not exceeding $100.00 for a first violation;
b. 
A fine not exceeding $200.00 for a second violation of the same code section within a 12-month period;
c. 
A fine not exceeding $500.00 for each additional violation of the same code section within a 12-month period. (Government Code § 36900.)
2. 
An infraction is not punishable by imprisonment. A person charged with an infraction is not entitled to a jury trial or to a public defense unless arrested and not released.
3. 
A code violation, which would otherwise be an infraction, is a misdemeanor if a person has been convicted of two or more violations of the same code section within a 12-month period. For the purpose of this subsection, a bail forfeiture is considered a conviction of the offense charged.
B. 
Misdemeanor. A person who violates a provision of this code, or who fails to comply with a requirement of this code, is guilty of a misdemeanor if the violation is specifically identified in this code as a misdemeanor. A misdemeanor is punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both. (Government Code §§ 36900, 36901.)
(Rev. Code, 1954 §§ 101—103, 105; O2360; O2978; O4262; O(2003) 13; O(2003) 20; O(2006) 15)
Whenever the code declares a certain violation to be punishable as a misdemeanor, the City Attorney, or prosecuting attorney, in his or her discretion, has the authority to declare and prosecute the violation as an infraction.
(O2006 15)
A. 
The following persons may make arrests and issue citations for violations of this code: any Police Officer, Animal Control Officer, or the duly appointed deputy of such persons, and any other person designated by the City Manager.
B. 
The following persons may issue citations for violations of this code: the Fire Chief or Fire Prevention Officer, Code Enforcement Officer, Health Department Inspector, Chief Building Official, Public Works Director, City Collector, or the duly appointed deputy of such persons, and any person designated by the City Manager as an Enforcement Officer of the city.
C. 
It is the intent of the City Council that the immunities prescribed in Penal Code Section 836.5 are applicable to any public officers or employees acting in the course and scope of employment under this chapter.
(Rev. Code 1954 § 110; O1321; O2333; O2730; O(2006) 15)
A. 
If a person is arrested for a violation of this code and is not immediately taken before a magistrate as prescribed in the State Penal Code, the arresting officer shall prepare, in duplicate, a written notice to appear in court, containing the name and address of the person, the offense charged and the time and place where and when the person shall appear in court. (Penal Code § 853.6.)
B. 
It is unlawful, and a misdemeanor, for a person who is criminally cited for an infraction or a misdemeanor under this code to refuse to sign a written promise to appear. A person willfully violating his or her written promise to appear in court is guilty of a misdemeanor regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he or she was originally arrested.
C. 
The procedures in Penal Code Sections 853.5 through 853.8 apply.
D. 
When a person signs a written promise to appear at the time and place specified in the written promise to appear and has not posted bail as provided in Penal Code Section 853.6, the magistrate shall issue and have delivered for execution a warrant to his or her arrest within 20 days after his or her failure to appear as promised.
(Rev. Code 1954 § 107; O1321; O(2006) 15)