Sec. 1-6. - General penalty; continuing violations.

(a)

Except where otherwise provided in this Code or other ordinances of the town, whenever in this Code any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or whenever the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, the violation of any such provision shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.00 and cost of prosecution or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or by both such fine and imprisonment and/or by restitution in cases involving property damage or personal injury in an amount up to $2,500.00 and/or by voluntary community service for not more than ten days for any one offense, unless other penalties therefor or penalties within other limits, are specially prescribed by state statute.

(b)

Each day any violation of any provision of this Code or other ordinance of the town shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.

State Law reference— Limitation of penalty for ordinance violations, G.L. 1956, § 45-6-2.

(Code 1972, § 3-13)