§ 1-8. General penalty.
(a)
The district court shall punish a person found guilty of a misdemeanor ordinance violation, as follows:
(1)
If the ordinance specifies a punishment:
a.
The stated punishment; and/or
b.
Reasonable court costs of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), irrespective of any reference to court costs in the ordinance;
(2)
If the ordinance does not specify a punishment:
a.
By a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00);
b.
Imprisonment for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days; and/or
c.
Reasonable court costs of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), irrespective of any reference to court costs in the ordinance.
(b)
The district court shall punish a person found responsible of a municipal civil infraction ordinance violation, as follows:
(1)
A fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) but not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per violation; and/or
(2)
Costs; assessments; and damages and expenses, as provided by MCL 600.8727(3).
(c)
The administrative hearings bureau shall punish a violator found responsible for a blight violation as provided in Warren Code of Ordinances, chapter 2.5, section 2.5-7.
(d)
Any person under the age of seventeen (17) years who is charged with:
(1)
A misdemeanor shall be referred to the juvenile division of the probate court, or as otherwise prescribed by the laws of the state.
(2)
A municipal civil infraction is within the jurisdiction of the district court.
(e)
In addition to the penalties provided in this section, any condition a person causes or permits to exist in violation of an ordinance:
(1)
Is a new and separate offense each day that the condition continues to exist; and
(2)
May be abated by the city as a nuisance.
(Code 1967, §§ 1-110, 1-111; Ord. No. 80-527, § 1, 1-13-98; Ord. No. 80-722, § 2, 7-22-14; Ord. No. 80-731, § 2, 8-11-15)