§ 20-65. Penalty.

Any violation of this article may be prosecuted as follows:

(1)

Upon the issuance of a notice to appear by a law enforcement agency, the respondent shall be liable for payment of a fine in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) plus any fees or charges that may lawfully be required by the clerk of court or the court having jurisdiction of this matter upon conviction or plea of guilty.

(2)

In addition, any violation of this article may be prosecuted as described in Chapter 2, Article III as amended from time to time. Each violation of this article shall be deemed a separate offense and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. In assessing fines hereunder, the special master may consider whether the violator has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to prior violations of this article.

(3)

If any of the fines or penalties enumerated herein are invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction such invalidation shall be severable from the rest of the provisions in this article and such invalidity shall not extend to any other provision of this article including the statutory penalty for violation of county ordinances.

(4)

If any of the fines or penalties enumerated herein are invalidated, then the statutory penalty for violation of county ordinances shall be deemed to automatically apply to any violation of this article and in any event the court shall have the absolute right and discretion to impose the fines on penalties, or both provided for in the statutory provision for violation of county ordinances instead of the fines and penalties provided for herein.

(Ord. No. 96-07, § 9, 4-2-96; Ord. No. 99-05, § 1, 4-27-99; Ord. No. 2004-09, § 14, 7-13-04)