[Amended 4-22-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-18; 3-15-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-6]
Any person who shall violate any provision of
this Code or other ordinance of the Township, where no specific penalty
is provided regarding the section violated, shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punishable by one or more of the following: a fine not
exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days
or to a period of community service not exceeding 90 days at the discretion
of the Judge of the Municipal Court.
The Township Council may prescribe that for
the violation of any particular provision of the Code or of any particular
ordinance at least a minimum penalty shall be imposed which shall
consist of a fine which may be fixed at an amount not exceeding $100.
The Court before which any person is convicted of violating any ordinance
or Code provision shall have power to impose any fine, term of punishment,
or period of community service not less than the minimum and not exceeding
the maximum fixed in the Code or such ordinance.
Any person convicted of the violation of any
provision of this Code or any ordinance may, in the discretion of
the Court by which he was convicted, and in default of the payment
of any fine imposed therefor, be imprisoned in the county jail or
place of detention provided by the Township for any term not exceeding
90 days, or be required to perform community service for a period
not exceeding 90 days.
Except as otherwise provided, each and every
day in which a violation of any provision of this Code or any other
ordinance of the Township exists shall constitute a separate violation.
The maximum penalty stated in this section is
not intended to state an appropriate penalty for each and every violation.
At the discretion of the Judge of the Municipal Court, any lesser
penalty, including a nominal penalty or no penalty at all may be appropriate
for a particular case or violation.
[Added 7-26-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-22]
A. Plea. Unless a court appearance is specifically required, any violation of the ordinances provided for in Subsection
C below may be settled out of court if the defendant pleads guilty by the signing of their name on the back of the summons and remitting the proper fine to the Clerk of the Municipal Court. By signing the back of the summons and remitting the proper fine the defendant is waiving their right to appear and have a hearing before the Judge of the Municipal Court.
B. Fines.
(1) The fine for any ordinance violation settled by summary payment pursuant to Subsection
A above shall be as follows:
(a)
$100 for the first offense;
(b)
$500 for the second offense;
(c)
$1,000 for the third offense; and
(d)
$2,000 for the fourth and any subsequent offense.
(2) The determination of whether a defendant is a repeat offender and a violation is a second, third, fourth, or subsequent offense shall be determined pursuant to §
1-6.
C. Ordinances affected. Any ordinance that specifies that it may be paid in a summary manner, as well as the following ordinances, may be paid in a summary manner in accordance with Subsection
A above.
(1) §
145-1 - Landlord Registration Certificates - Filing of certificate of registration; contents.
(2) §
187-4 - Property Maintenance - Removal required.
(3) §
187-20 - Property Maintenance - Certificate required prior to new occupancy; exceptions.
(4) §
187-26 - Property Maintenance - Permits required.
(5) §
225-19 - Streets and Sidewalks - Snow and ice.