(a) 
Every act prohibited by city ordinance is unlawful and shall be deemed an infraction unless specified otherwise. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by this code for a particular act or offense, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this code, or any rule or regulation adopted or issued pursuant to this code, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars per violation.
(b) 
In addition to any other remedies or penalties which may be provided in this code or may otherwise be available, the city or any aggrieved person may institute a civil action to obtain injunctive or compensatory relief against a person who violates any provision of the code. An action to enjoin a violation may be brought notwithstanding the availability of any other remedy. On application for injunctive relief and a finding of violation or threatened violation, the superior court shall grant the injunction.
(c) 
Each act of violation and every day upon which a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.
(d) 
Any surcharge required to be imposed under AS 12.55.039 shall be added to any penalty imposed or levied pursuant to this section, and all such collected surcharges shall be remitted to the State of Alaska, Department of Administration as required by AS 29.25.074.
(Ord. O-14-01-02 § 2 (part), 2014)
(a) 
The charge for the violation of a code provision may be brought by a city police officer, the city manager, or the city official responsible for the administration and enforcement of the code provision which has been violated.
(b) 
The city shall use the Alaska uniform citation form to provide notice of an infraction to anyone accused of violating any provision of this code.
(Ord. O-14-01-02 § 2 (part), 2014)
(a) 
A person charged with an infraction offense may appear in court to contest the charge, and must appear if the citation indicates that a court appearance is mandatory. As an infraction, trial is by the court without a jury, and there is no right to court-appointed defense counsel.
(b) 
An infraction as provided for in subsection (a) of this section is not considered a criminal offense and may not result in imprisonment, nor is a fine imposed for the commission of an infraction considered a penal or criminal punishment; nor may the commission of a single infraction result in the loss of a valuable license, driver's license, or privilege to drive in this state except as may result from the accumulation of points under AS 28.15.221 through 28.15.261.
(Ord. O-14-01-02 § 2 (part), 2014)
In accordance with AS 29.25.070(a), citations for the following offenses may be disposed of as provided in AS 12.25.195 through 12.25.230, without a court appearance, upon payment of the fine amounts listed below, plus the state surcharge required by AS 12.55.039 and 29.25.074. The Alaska Court System's Rules of Minor Offense Procedures apply to all offenses listed below. If a person charged with one of these offenses appears in court and is found guilty, the penalty imposed for the offense shall be the amount listed below for that offense. Citations charging these offenses must meet the requirements of the Minor Offense Rules. Fines established in this section or elsewhere in this code of ordinances that apply to second or subsequent offenses apply to any offenses committed within twenty-four months of the act which resulted in the previous infraction.
NCO Section
Offense
Penalty/Fine
3.05.030(b)
Open container of intoxicating liquor on public streets or other public places
$100
3.05.030(c)
Public consumption of intoxicating liquor
100
3.05.045(a)
Failure to ID alcohol purchaser
500
3.10.010
Operation without chauffeur's license
250
3.10.080
Motorbus license violation
250
3.10.090
Taxicab license violation
250
3.10.109
Code of conduct violation
100
3.15.010
Transient merchant unlawfully entering residence
100
3.35.050
Selling pull-tabs without required license
25 per day
3.40.030(a)
Permitting prohibited marijuana use
First violation within a twelve-month period
100
Second violation within a twelve-month period
500
Third violation within a twelve-month period
Mandatory Court
3.40.030(b)
Prohibited marijuana use or transport
First violation within a twelve-month period
100
Second violation within a twelve-month period
500
Third violation within a twelve-month period
Mandatory Court
3.40.070
Incorporated state law violation
100 – 1st Offense
200 – 2nd Offense
500 – 3rd and Subsequent Offenses
3.40.080
Hours of operation violation
100 – 1st Offense
200 – 2nd Offense
500 – 3rd and Subsequent Offenses
3.40.090(a)
3.40.090(b)
3.40.090(c)
Sale of non-marijuana item
100 – 1st Offense
200 – 2nd Offense
500 – 3rd and Subsequent Offenses
3.40.100
Off-duty police officer violation
100 – 1st Offense
200 – 2nd Offense
500 – 3rd and Subsequent Offenses
5.10.050
Failure to obtain permit
100
5.10.060
Inhabiting a structure without obtaining a certificate of occupancy
100
5.10.100
Failure to display permit and/or inspection forms at construction site
100
5.20.040
Maintaining an aerial above a high-tension electrical wire without a permit
100
5.20.050
Buying or selling nonmunicipal electricity
100
5.20.060(c)
Constructing alternate energy facility without a building permit
100
5.40.060
Failure to register vacant property
100
5.40.090
Failure to keep information current
50
5.40.100
Failure to maintain or secure property
100
8.10.040
Operating motor driven vehicle under the age of fourteen
100
8.15.020(a)
Operating ATV or snowmachine without a license
100
8.15.020(b)
Operating ATV or snowmachine in violation of license condition or limitation
100
8.15.030
Operating ATV or snowmachine under age sixteen without adult supervision
100
8.15.050
Inadequate lighting of ATV or snowmachine
100
8.15.080(a)
Failure to stop ATV or snowmachine at direction of peace officer
100
8.15.100
Parental responsibility for violations by minor child
100
8.20.040
Failure to move vehicle for more than twenty-four hours
100
8.20.090
Operating a bicycle on a sidewalk where prohibited
100
8.25.010(a)
Leaving vehicle unattended on or within ten feet of the traveled portion of the highway
100
8.25.010(b)
Leaving vehicle on the private property of another or on public property
100
8.25.010(c)
Leaving a vehicle on a highway such that it disrupts traffic or impedes emergency vehicle operation
100
8.25.030(a)
Possession of junk vehicle creating a nuisance or safety hazard
100
10.30.010(a)
Unlicensed animal
50/correctable—First Offense
75—Second Offense
100—Third and Subsequent Offenses
10.30.020(b)
Unattended animal
50—First Offense
75—Second Offense
100—Third and Subsequent Offenses
10.30.030(a)
10.30.030(b)
10.30.030(c)
Animal in prohibited area
50—First Offense
75—Second Offense
100—Third and Subsequent Offenses
10.30.040(d)
Objectionable animal
50—First Offense
75—Second Offense
100—Third and Subsequent Offenses
10.30.050(a)
Interference with enforcement officer
300
10.30.100
Proof of immunization
500
10.30.120(a)
10.30.120(b)
Failure to provide sanitary enclosure/exercise
50—First Offense
75—Second Offense
100—Third and Subsequent Offenses
10.30.130(a)
Failure to provide humane animal care
50—First Offense
75—Second Offense
100—Third and Subsequent Offenses
10.30.140
Cruelty to animals
100—First Offense
200—Second Offense
300—Third and Subsequent Offenses
10.30.160
Dog teams—Failure to signal
5—First Offense
7.50—Second Offense
10—Third and Subsequent Offenses
10.30.170(a)
Trapping prohibited
150
10.40.010
Minor or passenger failing to wear approved helmet
50—First Offense
75—Second Offense
150—Third and Subsequent Offenses
10.50.020
Smoking where prohibited
100—First Offense
200—Second Offense
500—Third and Subsequent Offenses
10.50.030
Smoking within unreasonably close distance to a place where smoking is prohibited
100—First Offense
200—Second Offense
500—Third and Subsequent Offenses
10.50.050(a)
Failure to post "No smoking" signs in public place or place of employment
100—First Offense
200—Second Offense
500—Third and Subsequent Offenses
10.50.050(b)
Failure to post "No smoking" signs at entrance of health care facility
100—First Offense
200—Second Offense
500—Third and Subsequent Offenses
10.50.050(c)
Failure to provide smoke-free workplace
100—First Offense
200—Second Offense
500—Third and Subsequent Offenses
10.50.050(d)
Failure to remove ashtrays from area where smoking is prohibited
100—First Offense
200—Second Offense
500—Third and Subsequent Offenses
10.50.050(e)
Failure of owner/operator to prevent or report smoking in prohibited location
100—First Offense
200—Second Offense
500—Third and Subsequent Offenses
10.60.030(a)
Illicit synthetic drug
500
11.60.010(a)(1)
Prohibited land transactions—Conveying land without a proper plat
300
11.60.010(a)(2)
Filing an unapproved plat
300
13.15.010(b)(1)
Minor in violation of curfew
50—First Offense
75—Second Offense
100—Third and Subsequent Offenses
13.15.010(b)(2)
Parental violation of curfew
50—First Offense
75—Second Offense
100—Third and Subsequent Offenses
13.15.010(b)(3)
Owner, operator, or employee knowingly allowing curfew violation
50—First Offense
75—Second Offense
100—Third and Subsequent Offenses
13.25.050(a)
Possession or discharge of prohibited airgun or similar device
100
13.25.060(a)
Overnight habitation or overnight storage of property or temporary parking or beaching of vessels in defined area
100
15.70.030(e)
Failure to properly dispose of human waste
500 per day
15.100.010(a)
Abuse of 911 system
250
16.15.010
Failure to remove snow from adjoining sidewalk
100
18.110.010
Violation of the matrix of permitted and conditional uses
50—First Offense
75—Second Offense
100—Third and Subsequent Offenses
(Ord. O-14-01-02 § 2 (part), 2014; Ord. O-14-01-01 § 3, 2014; Ord. O-14-01-03 § 3, 2014; Ord. O-15-07-02 § 2, 2015; Ord. O-15-08-03A § 2, 2015; Ord. O-16-01-02 § 5, 2016; Ord. O-16-04-01A § 4, 2016; Ord. O-17-09-03A § 3, 2017; Ord. O-18-10-01 § 4, 2018; Ord. O-22-07-02 § 3, 2022; Ord. O-24-06-08 § 3, 2024; Ord. O-24-06-09 § 3, 2024)
Every person who attempts to commit an infraction but fails or is prevented in its perpetration is guilty of an infraction and shall be punished in the manner prescribed for the infraction itself.
(Ord. O-14-01-02 § 2 (part), 2014)
When no punishment for counseling, abetting or aiding in the commission of a particular infraction is expressly described by ordinance, every person who counsels, abets or aids another in committing an infraction is equally guilty of the infraction and punishable in the manner prescribed for the infraction itself.
(Ord. O-14-01-02 § 2 (part), 2014)
(a) 
Purpose. The fine provisions are intended to provide a penalty for violations of this code. Fines set out in NCO Section 1.20.040 are separate from and cumulative to penalties, costs, assessments or any other remedy allowed under this code.
(b) 
Collection of Fines.
(1) 
Fines and any other allowable costs and interest may be collected through any legal means including but not limited to:
(A) 
Disqualification from use or receipt of city services.
(B) 
Garnishment of Alaska Permanent Fund dividend payments.
(C) 
Civil suits.
(D) 
Garnishment of wages.
(E) 
Lien foreclosure.
(2) 
Actions for the collection of fines or assessments are independent of any other remedy available for resolution of violations of this code.
(3) 
Outstanding fines and assessments owed by the same person may be pursued in a single collection action.
(4) 
Interest on fines and assessments not paid within thirty days of the decision shall accrue at a rate of eight percent per year.
(Ord. O-14-01-02 § 2 (part), 2014)
The city clerk shall forward a copy of all code ordinances enacted by the city to the city attorney. If the ordinance affects any minor offense, the city attorney shall submit the ordinance to the Alaska Court System using the form provided for amending ordinances included in the State Uniform Minor Offense Table.
(Ord. O-14-01-02 § 2 (part), 2014)