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Code of Ordinances |
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Code of Ordinances |
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Chapter 1. General Provisions |
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1-12. General penalty; continuing violations. |
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(a)
In this section, the term "violation of this Code" means any of the
following:
(1)
Doing an act that is prohibited or made or declared unlawful, an
offense, or a violation by ordinance or by rule or regulation authorized
by ordinance.
(2)
Failure to perform an act that is required to be performed by ordinance
or by rule or regulation authorized by ordinance.
(3)
Failure to perform an act if the failure is prohibited or is made
or declared unlawful, an offense, or a violation or by ordinance or
by rule or regulation authorized by ordinance.
(b)
Any provision of this Code that is made or declared to be a misdemeanor,
civil infraction or municipal civil infraction is a violation of this
Code.
(c)
In this section the term "violation of this Code" does not include
the failure of a Township officer or Township employee to perform
an official duty unless it is specifically provided that the failure
to perform the duty is to be punished as provided in this section.
(d)
Except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance, a person convicted
of a violation of this Code is a misdemeanor and shall be punished
by a fine not to exceed $500 and costs of prosecution or by imprisonment
for a period of not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
However, unless otherwise provided by law, a person convicted of a
violation of this Code which substantially corresponds to a violation
of state law that is a misdemeanor for which the maximum period of
imprisonment is 93 days shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
$500 and costs of prosecution or by imprisonment for a period of not
more than 93 days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(e)
Except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance, with respect to
violations of this Code that are continuous with respect to time,
each day that the violation continues is a separate offense. As to
other violations, each violation constitutes a separate offense.
(f)
The imposition of a penalty does not prevent suspension or revocation
of a license, permit or franchise or other administrative sanctions.
(g)
Violations of this Code that are intermittent or ongoing are a nuisance
per se and may be abated by injunctive or other equitable relief.
The imposition of a penalty does not prevent injunctive relief or
civil or quasijudicial enforcement.
(h)
All remedies available to the Township under this Code and state
law shall be deemed to be cumulative and not exclusive.
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