§ 1-12. General penalty.

(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, a violation or a misdemeanor by ordinance, by statute adopted by reference in this Code, by state rule or regulation adopted by reference in this Code, or by rule or regulation authorized by ordinance.

(2)

Failure to perform an act that is required to be performed by ordinance, by statute adopted by reference in this Code, by state rule or regulation adopted by reference in this Code 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, a violation or a misdemeanor by ordinance, by statute adopted by reference in this Code, by state rule or regulation adopted by reference in this Code or by rule or regulation authorized by ordinance.

(b)

In this section "violation of this Code" does not include the failure of a village officer or village 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.

(c)

Except where a penalty is provided elsewhere in this Code, any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Code shall, upon conviction of such violation, be subject to a penalty, which shall be as follows:

(1)

First offense penalty. Any person who shall violate any provision of this Code shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less than $25.00 nor more than $1,000.00, together with the costs of prosecution.

(2)

Second offense penalty. Any person found guilty of violating any ordinance or part of an ordinance of this Code who shall previously have been convicted of a violation of the same ordinance within one year shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less than $50.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for each such offense, together with costs of prosecution.

(d)

Each violation and each day a violation continues or occurs shall constitute a separate offense. Nothing in this Code shall preclude the village from maintaining any appropriate action to prevent or remove a violation of any provision of this Code.

(e)

The village shall have any and all other remedies afforded by the Wisconsin Statutes in addition to the forfeitures and costs of prosecution as described in this section.

(Code 1990, § 1-1-6)

State law reference

Ordinance violations, Wis. Stats. § 66.0109; imprisonment for failure to pay forfeiture and other remedies available to court for ordinance violations, Wis. Stats. § 800.09 et seq.