Unless otherwise specified by city ordinance, any person who violates the provisions of any city of Kelso ordinance regulating, forbidding or prohibiting conduct shall be punished pursuant to the general penalty provisions set forth in this section.
A.
General Criminal Penalty. The minimum criminal penalty is classified as a misdemeanor. Any violation of the Kelso Municipal Code that is not otherwise specifically identified as a civil violation, civil infraction, gross misdemeanor or felony shall be a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars or by imprisonment not to exceed ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B.
General Civil Penalty. A violation of a city ordinance that is designated as a civil violation is punishable by a fine as set forth in Section 1.50.230. In any court or administrative hearing to determine whether a violation has occurred, the city shall have the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that a violation occurred. This section does not preempt the specific penalties set forth in ordinances of the city setting forth other penalties for violations of those ordinances.
C.
Civil Infraction Penalty. A violation of an ordinance which is designated a civil infraction shall be deemed a civil infraction pursuant to Chapter 7.80 RCW. Unless otherwise provided, any such person shall be assessed a monetary penalty not to exceed a Class 1 civil infraction or two hundred fifty dollars, whichever is greater.
(Prior code § 1.26.080; Ord. 3155 § 1, 1991; Ord. 3173 § 1, 1991; Ord. 3233 §§ 1, 2, 1994; Ord. 3297 § 1, 1996; Ord. 3851 § 1 (Exh. A), 2015; Ord. 3910 § 2, 2018)