Chapter 1.32
GENERAL PENALTIES
Sections:
1.32.010 General penalties.
If no penalty is specified, any person violating any of the provisions of the Mukilteo Municipal Code or any requirements imposed by authority of the Mukilteo Municipal Code, such as permit conditions, shall be subject to the following penalties:
A. A gross misdemeanor punished by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars or by imprisonment not to exceed one year or by both such fine and imprisonment; provided, that for any violation subject to a state criminal penalty, the criminal penalty for violation of this code shall be the same as the state penalty.
B. A misdemeanor punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars or by imprisonment not to exceed ninety days or by both such fine and imprisonment; provided, that for any violation subject to a state criminal penalty, the criminal penalty for violation of this code shall be the same as the state penalty.
C. A civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars for each day that the violation occurs. (Ord. 1083 § 2 (part), 2003: Ord. 968 § 2, 1998: Ord. 708 § 39, 1991: Ord. 296, 1977: Ord. 261 § 1, 1976)
1.32.020 Civil infractions.
In lieu of the civil penalty identified in Section 1.32.010(C), the Mukilteo Municipal Code may provide that the violation of a specified provision constitutes a civil infraction as authorized by Chapter 7.80 RCW, as now or hereafter amended. The civil infractions shall be subject to the Infraction Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (“IRLJ”), as adopted by the Washington State Supreme Court, as now or hereafter amended, except that IRLJ 6.2 shall not apply. The Mukilteo Municipal Code may classify a civil infraction as one of the following:
A. Class I Civil Infraction. The maximum penalty and the default amount for a Class I civil infraction shall be two hundred fifty dollars, not including statutory assessments.
B. Class II Civil Infraction. The maximum penalty and the default amount for a Class II civil infraction shall be one hundred twenty-five dollars, not including statutory assessments.
C. Class III Civil Infraction. The maximum penalty and the default amount for a Class III civil infraction shall be fifty dollars, not including statutory assessments. (Ord. 1083 § 2 (part), 2003: Ord. 968 § 3, 1998)
1.32.030 Separate offense.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this code or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this code is guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which the violation is committed, continued, or permitted by any person. (Ord. 1083 § 2 (part), 2003: Ord. 968 § 4, 1998)