ARTICLE 1 PENALTY
STANDARD MUNICIPAL PENALTY CLAUSE
APPLICABLE TO ALL CITY ORDINANCES AND TO THOSE RESOLUTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED TO APPLY.
BE IT ORDAINED: By the City of New Underwood, Pennington County, South Dakota, be amended into the existing ordinances as follows:
All penalty clauses on all existing Ordinances (except Article III A. Utility Ordinance #1 Water as it has it's own penalty clause) in and for the City of New Underwood shall be as follows: Violation of any City Ordinance shall be a minimum of a $100.00 fine and a maximum fine not to exceed $200.00. If the common council determines that a violation of City Ordinance exists after an appeal hearing, a criminal citation may be issued to the offending party and/or the City may abate the offense as provided in Article VII; Section A; Appeals to Common Council, which appeal process is incorporated into this ordinance, and charge the cost of abatement plus any costs or attorney fees against the property by special assessment. A minimum of at least 72 hours must lapse before another citation for the same offense is issued. This penalty clause shall apply to all articles, (except Article III Utility Ordinance), sections, or parts thereof of the compiled City of New Underwood Ordinances.
