Section 1.16.010 Punishment for criminal violation.

A. If the performance of an act is declared in a Vernal City ordinance (including technical codes adopted by reference and state statutes adopted as Vernal City ordinances) to be a class B misdemeanor, the act shall be punishable by a fine in an amount not exceeding one thousand (1,000) dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of time not exceeding six (6) months, or by any combination of the fine and imprisonment.

B. If performance of an act is declared by a Vernal City ordinance (including technical codes adopted by reference and state statutes adopted as Vernal City ordinances) to be a class C misdemeanor, the act shall be punishable by a fine in an amount not exceeding five hundred (500) dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of time not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by any combination of the fine and imprisonment.

C. If the performance of any act is declared in a Vernal City ordinance (including technical codes adopted by reference and state statutes adopted as Vernal City ordinances) to be an infraction, the act shall be punishable by a fine in an amount not exceeding five hundred (500) dollars. No imprisonment shall be imposed for an infraction.

D. Unless otherwise expressly provided, any provision in these ordinances imposing a fine or imprisonment which is to be "as provided in this chapter" or words of similar meaning, shall be deemed to be a reference to the punishments provided in this section. All acts in a Vernal City ordinance (including technical codes adopted by reference and state statutes adopted as Vernal City ordinances) declared to be unlawful, or described as a misdemeanor, or otherwise prohibited, without specification as to punishment or category, are Class B Misdemeanors.

E. This section shall apply to all Vernal City ordinances, including those hereafter enacted. (Added during 1993 recodification)(Ord. No. 95-17, Amended, 08/16/95)