§ 1-17. General penalty.

(a)

General penalty. 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. Any person who shall violate any provision of this Code shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less than $25.00 nor more than $500.00, together with the costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such forfeiture and costs of prosecution, shall be imprisoned in the county jail until such forfeiture and costs are paid, but not exceeding 90 days.

(2)

Second offense. 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 and in default of payment of such forfeiture and costs shall be imprisoned in the county jail until such forfeiture and costs of prosecution are paid, but not exceeding six months.

(b)

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

(c)

Other remedies. The town shall have any and all other remedies afforded by the state statutes in addition to the forfeitures and costs of prosecution above.

(Code 2006, § 1-1-6)

State law reference

Statutory limitation of penalties for violation of county and municipal ordinances, Wis. Stats. § 66.0109; actions for violations of ordinances, appeals, Wis. Stats. § 66.0114; citations for certain ordinance violations, Wis. Stats. § 66.0113; town authority to prohibit certain conduct and provide forfeitures for violations, Wis. Stats. § 60.23.