§ 1-13. General penalty; continuing violations.

Except as otherwise provided by state law, whenever in this Code or in any ordinance or resolution of the city any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or whenever in such Code, ordinance or resolution the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful or an offense, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of this Code or any ordinance or resolution shall constitute an offense and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar ($1.00) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding three (3) months, or both. Each day any violation of any provision of this Code or of any such ordinance or resolution shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.

In addition to the penalty hereinabove provided, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this Code or any such ordinance or resolution shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be, by the city, abated as provided by law, and each day that such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense.

Whenever any provision of the Revised Statutes of Missouri or other statute, rule or regulation of the state limits the authority of the city to punish the violation of any particular provision of this Code or other city ordinance or rule, regulation or order promulgated pursuant thereto to a fine of less amount than that provided in such provision or other city ordinance, rule, regulation or order, or imprisonment for a shorter term than that provided in such provision or other city ordinance, rule, regulation or order, the violation of such particular provision of this Code or other city ordinance, rule, regulation or order shall be punished by the imposition of not more than the maximum fine or imprisonment so authorized, or by both such fine and imprisonment so authorized.

(Ord. No. 896, § 1, 12-5-06; Ord. No. 1103 , § 1, 2-21-17)

State law reference

Penalty for ordinance violations, RSMo. § 77.590.