§ 1-16. General penalty; continuing violations.

(a)

Whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the city any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or whenever in such Code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of this Code or any ordinance shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment for a term not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(b)

If the person convicted of a violation of any section of this Code is under the age of eighteen (18) years, the penalty authorized by this section shall be limited to a fine not to exceed the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).

(c)

Each day any violation of any provision of this Code or of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense; provided, however, in a case of parking violations involving overtime parking, each two-hour period that a motor vehicle shall remain parked after the expiration of legal parking shall constitute a separate offense.

(d)

In all cases where the same offense is made punishable or is created by different clauses or sections of this Code, the prosecuting officer may elect under which to proceed; but not more than one (1) recovery shall be had against the same person for the same offense; provided, that the revocation of a license or permit shall not be considered a recovery or penalty so as to bar any other penalty being enforced.

(Code 1962, §§ 1-3-1, 1-3-5; Ord. No. 1987-20, § 1, 10-20-87; Ord. No. 1994-22, § 1, 10-4-94)

State law reference

Limitation on penalties, C.R.S., §§ 13-10-113, 31-16-101.

Cross reference

Penalties and fines for violation of certain provisions regarding animals, § 4-15.