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 Gate City
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

  § 1-7. General penalty; continuing violations.  

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  • (a)

    Whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the city or rule or regulation promulgated by an officer, board or commission or agency thereof under authority vested by law or ordinance, any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor or the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, the violation of any such provision of this Code, ordinance, rule or regulation shall be punished as follows, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section:

    (1)

    For Class 1 misdemeanors, confinement in jail for not more than 12 months and a fine of not more than $2,500.00, either or both.

    (2)

    For Class 2 misdemeanors, confinement in jail for not more than six months and a fine of not more than $1,000.00, either or both.

    (3)

    For Class 3 misdemeanors, a fine of not more than $500.00.

    (4)

    For Class 4 misdemeanors, a fine of not more than $250.00.

    (b)

    Whenever a provision in this Code or other ordinance of the city prescribes punishment by stating that the act or offense or the failure to do any act, is a misdemeanor or that it is punishable as provided for in this section, or no specific penalty is provided therefore, the act or offense or failure to do any act shall be deemed to be a Class 1 misdemeanor. Acts or offenses or failure to do any act defined by the various provisions of this Code, for which punishment is prescribed without specification as to the class of the offense, act or failure to act, shall be punished according to the provisions prescribing the punishment; provided, that such penalty shall not exceed the penalty prescribed by general law for a like offense.

    (c)

    Except where otherwise provided, each day any violation of this Code or of any such ordinance, rule or regulation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.

    (Comp. Ords., § 1.7)

    State Law reference— Penalties for violation of ordinances, Code of Virginia, § 15.2-1429; bonds of persons convicted, Code of Virginia, § 15.2-1430; appeals, nonpayment of fine, the Code of Virginia, §§ 15.2-1431, 19.2-354 et seq.; injunctive relief against continuing violation of ordinance, Code of Virginia, § 15.2-1432; classification of criminal offenses, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-9; punishment for conviction of misdemeanor, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-11.

(Comp. Ords., § 1.7)

State law reference

Penalties for violation of ordinances, Code of Virginia, § 15.2-1429; bonds of persons convicted, Code of Virginia, § 15.2-1430; appeals, nonpayment of fine, the Code of Virginia, §§ 15.2-1431, 19.2-354 et seq.; injunctive relief against continuing violation of ordinance, Code of Virginia, § 15.2-1432; classification of criminal offenses, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-9; punishment for conviction of misdemeanor, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-11.