[Added by Ord. 1]
[Amended by Ord. 2005-3]
No person shall violate any provision, or fail to comply with any of the requirements of this Code. Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this Code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions of this Code, shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding the amount contained in the laws of the State of California as the maximum fine for a misdemeanor conviction, as such amount may be changed from time to time, or by imprisonment in the City or County Jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such 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 such person and shall be punishable accordingly.
In addition to the penalties hereinabove provided, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be, by this City, summarily abated as such, and each day such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense.
The violation of any administrative provisions of this Code by any officer or employee of the City may be deemed a failure to perform the duties under, or observe the rules and regulations of the department, office or board within the meaning of the Civil Service Ordinances and rules and regulations of the City.
[Added by Ord. 144]
If any person is arrested for a violation of a provision or section of this Code and such person is not immediately taken before a magistrate, as prescribed in the Penal Code of the State of California, the arresting officer shall prepare in duplicate a written notice to appear in court, containing the name and address of such person, the offense charged, and the time and place where and when such person shall appear in court. Said notice shall be given in the time and manner specified in the Penal Code of the State of California and in accordance with the provisions therein contained.
[Added by Ord. 144]
Any person wilfully violating his written promise to appear in court is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the penalties specified in Section 1200, regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he was originally arrested.
[Added by Ord. 144]
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 Section 853.1 of the State Penal Code, or any other provision of the Penal Code of the State of California pertaining thereto, the magistrate shall, in accordance with the provisions of Section 853.3 of the Penal Code of the State of California, have issued and delivered for execution a warrant for the arrest of such person within 20 days after his failure to appear as promised, or if such person promises to appear before an officer authorized to accept bail, other than a magistrate, and fails to do so on or before the date which he promised to appear, then within 20 days after the delivery of such written promise to appear by the officer to a magistrate having jurisdiction over the offense.
[Added by Ord. 88-8; amended by Ord. 2005-3; Ord. 2008-7; 2019-2]
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1200-1204, any violation of any Article, Chapter, Part, Section or subsection of the Lakewood Municipal Code may be designated to be an infraction by any peace officer, or an officer, employee, or agent, or contractual agent of the City where so authorized by the City Manager with concurrence of the City Attorney, in any citation, Notice of Violation, or in any judicial process utilized in the enforcement in the terms and provisions of this Code:
Every violation determined to be an infraction is punishable by a fine not exceeding the amounts contained in the laws of the State of California as the maximum fines for infractions, including enhanced fines for subsequent violations of the same ordinance within one year, as such amounts may be changed from time to time.
Any person who fails to pay any fine shall be liable in any action or collection proceeding brought by the City for all costs incurred to obtain payment of the delinquent amount, including, but not limited to, administrative costs, collection costs and attorneys' fees. Such costs shall be in addition to any penalties, interest and late charges imposed upon the delinquent obligation. The fines collected pursuant to this section shall not be subject to Section 12706 of the California Health and Safety Code.