§ 1.01.030. General penalty for Code violations—Continuing offenses—Schedule.

A.

Wherever in the Code re-adopted by this ordinance codified in this chapter, or in any other ordinance or resolution of the metropolitan government or in any rule, regulation or order promulgated by any officer or agency of the metropolitan government under authority duly vested in him or her or if any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of such code or any other ordinance or resolution of the metropolitan government or such rule, regulation or order shall be punished by a penalty not to exceed fifty dollars.

B.

Except where otherwise provided, every day any violation of such code or any other ordinance or resolution of the metropolitan government or such rule, regulation or order shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.

C.

Any person electing to plead guilty and pay a fine in lieu of appearing in court for any moving metropolitan traffic violation shall pay a fifty dollar fine.

D.

Any person electing to plead guilty and pay a fine in lieu of appearing in court for any metropolitan non-moving traffic violation shall pay a thirty-five dollar fine, with the exception of a violation of T.C.A. 55-9-603 (Seat Belt) charged as a metropolitan violation pursuant to Section 12.08.160, for which the fine shall be twenty dollars.

E.

Any person electing to plead guilty and pay a fine in lieu of appearing in court for a violation of Section 12.44.040 subsections A. and B., as they pertain to parking meters, shall pay a fine of ten dollars for each violation.

F.

Any person electing to plead guilty and pay a fine in lieu of appearing in court for a violation of Section 12.44.040 subsection C., as it pertains to overtime parking at parking meters, shall pay a fine of fifteen dollars.

G.

Any person electing to plead guilty and pay a fine in lieu of appearing in court for all other parking violations shall pay a fine of ten dollars unless otherwise specified.

H.

Any person eligible and electing to plead guilty and pay a fine in lieu of appearing in court for any other violation of an ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, or order of the metropolitan government shall pay a fifty dollar fine for each separate violation.

(Ord. BL2018-1387 § 3, 2018; Ord. BL2018-1181 § 3, 2018; Ord. BL2017-986 § 3, 2017; Ord. BL2017-733 § 3, 2017; Ord. BL2016-434 § 3, 2016; Ord. BL2016-260 § 3, 2016; Ord. BL2016-207 § 3, 2016; Ord. BL2015-46 § 3, 2015; Ord. BL2015-1214 § 3, 2015; Ord. BL2015-1063 § 3, 2015; Ord. BL2014-825 § 3, 2014; Ord. BL2013-601 § 3, 2013; Ord. BL2013-446 § 3, 2013; Ord. BL2013-369 § 3, 2013;Ord. BL2012-211 § 3, 2012; Ord. BL2012-130 § 3, 2012; Ord. BL2011-60 § 3, 2012; Ord. BL2011-955 § 3, 2011; Ord. BL2011-906 § 3, 2011; Ord. BL2010-826 § 3, 2011; Ord. BL2010-793 § 1, 2010; Ord. BL2010-616 § 1, 2010; Ord. BL2009-481 § 1, 2009; Ord. BL2004-420 § 3, 2004; Ord. BL2004-356 § 3, 2004; Ord. BL2004-230 § 3, 2004; Ord. BL2004-182 § 3, 2004; Ord. BL2003-40 § 3, 2003; Ord. BL2003-32 § 3, 2003; Ord. BL2003-1406 § 3, 2003; Ord. BL2003-1338 § 3, 2003; Ord. BL2003-1302 § 3, 2003; Ord. BL2002-1130 § 3, 2002; Ord. BL2002-1072 § 3, 2002; Ord. BL2002-1025 § 3, 2002; Ord. BL2002-948 § 3, 2002; Ord. BL2001-771 § 3, 2001; Ord. BL2001-693 § 3, 2001; Ord. BL2001-575 § 3, 2001; Ord. BL2000-512 § 3, 2000; Ord. BL2000-329 § 3, 2000; Ord. BL2000-275 § 3, 2000; Ord. 99-1776 § 3, 1999; Ord. 98-1497 §§ 2, 3, 1999; Ord. 98-1447 § 1, 1999; Ord. 97-729 § 1, 1997; Ord. 97-1009 § 3, 1997; Ord. 97-794 § 3, 1997; Ord. 96-528 § 3, 1996; Ord. 96-346 § 3, 1996; Ord. 95-103 § 3, 1995; § 3 of Amdt. 1 to Ord. 95-1329, 2/21/95; Ord. 95-1329 § 1, 1995)