§ 1-8. General penalty for municipal infractions; fines.  


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  • A. 
    The Mayor and Council of Federalsburg shall by official act declare the violation of which Code provisions or ordinances shall be an infraction or infractions, and for each violation a fine shall be set. This fine shall never exceed the maximum allowable fine for each municipal infraction as set forth in Article 23A, § 3, of the Maryland Annotated Code.
    B. 
    Where this Code or any ordinance sets forth a specific fine for a particular municipal infraction, that fine amount shall apply. Unless this Code or any ordinance of the Town sets forth a different fine amount for the particular infraction, the penalties shall be as follows:
    (1) 
    First offense: $100.
    (2) 
    Second offense: $200.
    (3) 
    Third offense: $300.
    (4) 
    Fourth offense: $400.
    C. 
    The increased fines for subsequent offenses apply when it is the same municipal infraction and occurs within 12 months of the previous municipal infraction for the same offense.
    D. 
    Each day that a violation continues shall be a separate offense.
Amended 3-17-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-05; 7-6-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-07