§ 2-226. Fines, penalties, and administrative costs.

(a)

A violation of a code or ordinance is a civil infraction.

(b)

There is established a maximum civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) per violation.

(c)

Any person who has committed a civil infraction and does not contest the citation shall be assessed a penalty of no more than the maximum allowed.

(d)

The fines, penalties and administration costs to be assessed for uncontested violations shall be established by a uniform fine schedule resolution adopted by the Polk County Board of County Commissioners, said resolution being incorporated herein by reference.

(e)

The fines, penalties and administrative costs for contested citations shall be set as the court may deem appropriate.

(f)

Any person who commits a second violation of a code or ordinance will be assessed a fine as set forth in the next higher class than that of the ordinance violated as specified in the uniform fine schedule resolution, or, if there is not a higher class, an additional one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(g)

Any person who commits a third violation of a code or ordinance will be assessed a fine as set forth in the class two (2) higher than that of the ordinance violated as specified in the uniform fine schedule resolution, or, if there is not a higher class, an additional one hundred dollars ($100.00). Each further repeat violation will be assessed an additional one hundred dollars ($100.00) from the amount of fine assessed for the previous violation.

(h)

Any person who wilfully refuses to sign and accept a violation issued by a code enforcement officer shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree which is punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed sixty (60) days or by both fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. No. 92-32, § 8, 10-6-92)