Any violation of the municipal code by a member of the public that is not exclusively deemed a misdemeanor violation shall be deemed an infraction violation and shall be prosecuted as such pursuant to this title.
(Ord. 504 § 2, 1999; Ord. 705 § 1, 2011)
Any code compliance officer or other agent who has a duty to enforce any provision of this title and who has reasonable cause to believe that a person has committed an infraction violation in the presence of said officer or agent, may arrest the alleged violator without a warrant.
(Ord. 504 § 2, 1999; Ord. 776 § 55, 2016)
Any code compliance officer or other authorized enforcement agent who arrests a person for an infraction violation pursuant to Section 13.65.015, shall, in lieu of taking the arrested person into custody, prepare, or cause to be prepared, in duplicate, an infraction field citation which shall provide a written notice to appear in court, and which shall contain the name and address of the arrested person, the offense charged, and the time when, and the place where, the arrested person shall appear in court. The arresting officer or agent shall release the arrested person and issue an infraction field citation provided that: (1) the arrested person presents his or her driver's license or other satisfactory evidence of his or her identity to the officer or agent; and (2) the arrested person signs a written promise to appear at court at a later date and time which shall be specified on the field citation. The arresting officer or agent shall deliver one duplicate copy of the field citation to the arrested person and shall retain the original signed citation. If the arrested person does not have a driver's license or other satisfactory evidence of identity in his or her possession, the arresting officer or agent may require the arrested person to place a right thumbprint, or a left thumbprint or fingerprint if the person has a missing or disfigured right thumb, on the field citation.
(Ord. 504 § 2, 1999; Ord. 776 § 56, 2016)
Any person who is placed under arrest in accordance with Section 13.65.020 who refuses to sign the field citation, or who is unable or unwilling to produce satisfactory identification, or is unable or unwilling to provide a thumbprint or fingerprint shall be taken into custody by the arresting code compliance officer or other authorized enforcement agent pursuant to Penal Code Section 853.5.
(Ord. 504 § 2, 1999; Ord. 776 § 57, 2016)
Whenever a code compliance officer or other authorized agent has reasonable cause to believe that an infraction violation has been committed in the presence of the officer or agent and the alleged violator cannot be served with a field citation for any reason, the city attorney may file a criminal infraction complaint against the alleged violator at the request of the code enforcement chief or other enforcement authority.
(Ord. 504 § 2, 1999; Ord. 776 § 58, 2016)
Every municipal code violation determined to be an infraction is punishable by:
A. 
A fine in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars for a first violation;
B. 
A fine in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars for a second violation of the same provision within a twelve-month period; and
C. 
A fine in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars for the third violation within a twelve-month period commencing upon the date of the first violation. A fourth violation and subsequent violations of the same provision within a twelve-month period shall be deemed a misdemeanor pursuant to Section 13.70.020.
(Ord. 504 § 2, 1999)
Upon conviction of any infraction violation, the convicted violator shall be required to pay all applicable civil fines in addition to the infraction penalties set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 504 § 2, 1999)
Nothing in this title is intended to prohibit or preclude the city from seeking and recovering restitution in any infraction violation proceeding.
(Ord. 504 § 2, 1999)
The prevailing party in any infraction violation proceeding associated with the abatement of a public nuisance shall be entitled to recovery of attorneys' fees incurred in any such proceeding. In no action, administrative proceeding, or special proceeding shall an award of attorney's fees to a prevailing party exceed the amount of reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the city in the action or proceeding.
(Ord. 504 § 2, 1999; Ord. 776 § 59, 2016)