§ 1-10. General penalty for violations of Code and ordinances; continuing violations.

(a)

Whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the city an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or wherever in such Code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, and no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of this Code or any such ordinance shall be punishable by a fine or deferral fee in lieu of a fine in an amount not exceeding, seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00), including costs, as such costs are defined in section 18-49 of this Code, or imprisonment for not exceeding sixty (60) days or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(b)

In all cases where penalties, forfeitures or punitive remedies are provided for any act or omission, they shall be held to apply to each and every such act or omission, and where such act or omission is of a continuing character, they shall apply to each and every day's continuance thereof.

(c)

In addition to the penalties provided in this section, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any ordinance is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and may be abated as provided by law and ordinance, and each day that such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense.

(Code 1958, § 683; Ord. No. 852, § 1, 11-15-71; Ord. No. 1169, § 1, 11-1-83; Ord. No. 2000-09, § 1, 5-16-00; Ord. No. 2016-25, § 1, 9-20-16)

State law reference

Imposition of penalties for ordinance violations, 11 O.S.A., §§ 14-111, 27-104, 27-119; power of mayor to grant pardons, including remission of fines and costs, subject to council approval, 11 O.S. Supp. 1978, § 9-105.