Sec. 1-4. - General penalty; continuing violations.

Except as otherwise provided for in this Code, whenever in this Code or in any other ordinance of the city any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or whenever in such Code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful or an offense or misdemeanor, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provisions of this Code or any ordinance shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.00 or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days. Each day any violation of any provision of this Code or of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense. The municipal court of the city may impose penalties as set forth in G.L. 1956, § 45-2-19, for all ordinances over which it has jurisdiction, except that the penalty for violations of sections 76-88 through 76-220 of chapter 76, pertaining to traffic, shall, unless specifically stated otherwise in such sections, be a fine of $30.00, and such fines may be paid by mail unless otherwise indicated.

(Code 1971, § 1-4)

Cross reference— Imposition of penalties by municipal court, § 42-10.

State Law reference— Jurisdictional limits of municipal court, G.L. 1956, § 45-2-19; general penalty for violation of ordinances, G.L. 1956, § 45-6-2; penalty for violation of sewer authority rules and regulations, P.L. 1962, ch. 254; special penalties for violation of certain Code provisions, G.L. 1956, § 45-6-6.2.