Revised October 1, 2000

5.04.160: Penalties - Enforcement

The Chief of Police, the Finance Officer, and the City Attorney shall enforce this chapter.

5.04.170: Penalties - Nonpayment

A. Whenever a person, firm or corporation fails to pay a business registration fee within fifteen days after the same becomes due, there shall be added a twenty percent penalty to the business registration fee on the last day of each month after the due date thereof; provided, that the amount of the penalty to be added shall in no event exceed one hundred percent of the amount of the business registration fee due; such penalty to be collected in the same manner as the business registration fee.

B. The City can collect business registration fees for up to three prior years if the business has been in operation and unregistered during that period of time. However, in no case will the penalty amount exceed 100% of the amount of the business registration fee due.

5.04.180: Penalties - Waivers

Penalties may be waived in full or in part by the Finance Officer for good cause, which shall include, but not be limited to, an unintentional error or omission in compliance by a business with this chapter.

5.04.190: Continuing Violations

Each and every day, or fractional part of a day, that such trade, calling, business, profession, exhibition, avocation or occupation specified in this chapter is conducted, carried on or engaged in, or such thing done, without such registration, shall constitute a violation of this chapter.

5.04.200 Violation - Penalty

A. Any person or entity violating any of the provisions, or failing to comply with any of the requirements, of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The City Attorney shall have discretion to prosecute any such violation of this chapter as an infraction.

B. Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by any ordinance of the City, any person convicted of a misdemeanor for violation of an ordinance of the City is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

C. Any person convicted of an infraction for violation of an ordinance of the City is punishable by:

1. A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for a first violation;
2. A fine not exceeding two hundred dollars for a second violation of the same ordinance within one year, or
3. A fine not exceeding five hundred dollars for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year.

D. Each person is guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of this chapter is committed, continued or permitted by any such person, and he shall be punishable accordingly.

E. In addition to the penalties set out in this chapter, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a pubic nuisance and may be, by the City, summarily abated as such, and each day such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense.