§ 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