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ANORDINANCENMENDINGCHAPTER1.08 OF THEMOSESLAKEMUNICIPALCODEENTITLED"GENERALPENALTY"
THE CITY COUNCILOF THECITY OF MOSESLAKE,WASHINGTONDOORDAINAS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Chapter 1.08 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code is amendedas follows:
1.08.010 Violation -Penalty:
A.Any person,firm,or corporation violating any of the requirementsofthiscodeisdeemedtohavecommittedacivilinfractionunlessotherwiseexpresslyprovidedbyanordinanceofthecit.y.Everyperson,firm,or corporation found by the court to have committedacivilinfractionunderthiscodeshallbesubjecttoapenaltyofupto$1,000:provided further that minimum monetary penalties
may be established pursuant to Section 1.08.020.
B.In cases where an ordinance of the city provides a violation ofthatordinanceshallbeamisdemeanor,any person,firm,or cor-poration convicted of a misdemeanor under this code shall bepunishedbyafinenottoexceed$1,000 or by imprisonment not toexceed90days,or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C.Each person,firm,or corporation is deemed to have committed aseparatecivilinfractionforeachandeverydayduringanypor-tion of which any violation of any provision of this code iscommitted,continued,or permitted by any such person,firm,orcorporationandsuchperson,firm,or corporation is subject topayingpenaltiesaccordingly.
D.Each person,firm or corporation is guilty of a separate misde-meanor for each and ever.y day during any portion of which anymisdemeanorviolationofanyprovisionofthiscodeiscommitted,I continued,or permitted by any such person,firm,or corporation,and such person,firm,or corporation is punishable accordingly.
1.08.020 Penalties for Civil Violations -Generally:Civil penalties forviolationsofanysectionorsectionsofthiscodewherespecificprovisionismadeinthesectionorsectionstoestablishaminimumpenaltytobeimposed,such minimum penalty shall not be suspended,deferred,or forgiven by the court nor shall the court defer or con-tinue a determination the defendant shall have committed the infrac-tion under any condition that allows the suspending,deferring,orforgivingofanyminimumpenalty.
1.08.030 Penalties for Civil Violations -Designated:The following specific,non-deferrable,non-suspendable civil penalties may be adopted bycategoricalreferenceinothersectionsofthiscodeasaspecificcivilpenaltytobeimposedforacivilviolationofthesectionsspecified:
Category Penalty
C-1 Not less than $500C-2 Not less than $400C-3 Not less than $300C-4 Not less than $250C-5 Not less than $200iC-6 Not less than $150C-7 Not less than $100C-8 Not less than $80C-9 Not less than $75C-10 Not less than $70C-11 Not less than $60C-12 Not less than $50C-13 Not less than $40C-14 Not less than $30C-15 Not less than $25C-16 Not less than $20C-17 Not less than $15C-18 Not less than $10C-19 Not less than $5
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1.08.040 Specific Penalties -Additional Assessment:Whenever there shall havebeenestablishedbyanyactionoftheCityCouncilaspecificnon-deferrable,non-suspendable penalty for violation of any section ofthiscode,the designated representative of the city,who shall issue
a notice of infraction or a citation for the commission of a crime asdefinedbySection1.08.010 where a specific penalty is provided,shall add to the penalty provided by this code,the cost of all courtfilingfeesasestablishedbythiscodetogetherwithanyassessmentsorpenaltiesrequiredtobeimposedbystatelaw.
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