Any violation of the municipal code by a member of the public which is designated as an infraction violation under the applicable municipal code provision shall be deemed an infraction violation for purposes of this chapter.
(Prior code § 86.01)
Any Code Enforcement Officer or other agent who has a duty to enforce any provision of the municipal code and who has reasonable cause to believe that a person has committed an infraction violation in the presence of such officer or agent, may arrest the alleged violator without a warrant.
(Prior code § 86.02)
A. 
Any Code Enforcement Officer or other authorized enforcement agent who arrests a person for an infraction violation pursuant to this chapter 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.
B. 
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.
C. 
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.
(Prior code § 86.03)
Any person who is placed under arrest in accordance with this chapter 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 Enforcement Officer or other authorized enforcement agent pursuant to California Penal Code Section 853.5.
(Prior code § 86.04)
Whenever a Code Enforcement Officer or other authorized agent has reasonable cause to believe that an infraction violation has been committed in his or her presence and the alleged violator cannot be served with a field citation for any reason, the City Attorney shall file a criminal infraction complaint against the alleged violator at the request of the Code Enforcement Chief or other enforcement authority.
(Prior code § 86.05)
Every municipal code violation determined to be an infraction is punishable by:
A. 
A fine in an amount not to exceed $100 for a first violation;
B. 
A fine in an amount not to exceed $200 for a second violation of the same provision within a 12-month period; and
C. 
A fine in an amount not to exceed $500 for the third violation within a 12-month period commencing upon the date of the first violation.
D. 
A fourth violation and subsequent violations of the same provision within a 12-month period shall be deemed a misdemeanor.
(Prior code § 86.07)
Upon conviction of any infraction violation, the convicted violator shall, for each separate violation, and in addition to any infraction penalty imposed pursuant to this chapter, be subject to:
A. 
A fine in an amount not to exceed $250 for a first conviction of an offense;
B. 
A fine in an amount not to exceed $500 for a second conviction of the same offense within a 12-month period of the date of the first offense; and
C. 
A fine in an amount not to exceed $750 for the third conviction of the same offense within a 12-month period of the date of the first offense.
D. 
The fine for a fourth and subsequent convictions of the same offense within a 12-month period of the date of the first offense shall be $1,000.
(Prior code § 86.08)
Nothing in this chapter is intended to prohibit or preclude the City from seeking and recovering restitution in any infraction violation proceeding.
(Prior code § 86.09)
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.
(Prior code § 86.10)