Article V. Penalties
8.60.600 Penalties designated.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this chapter, and unless specifically designated as a civil infraction, any violation shall constitute a misdemeanor, except where the state statute or regulation adopted by reference has been classified as a felony, gross misdemeanor or an infraction in which case the state classification shall control. Each separate day, or portion thereof, during which any violation occurs, shall constitute a separate violation.
B. Attached hereto, marked as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference, is the Revised Schedule of Bail for Watercraft Offenses, whereby a defendant charged with watercraft offenses designated as infractions may be entitled to post and forfeit bail in the amount indicated on that charge. The City Council may by resolution amend Exhibit A to this section as it may be deemed necessary to ensure uniform application of the penalties contained herein.
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LMC # AND DESCRIPTION |
NEW BAIL |
INF 1 OR 2 OR MISD |
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8.60.020 VIO BOATING ORD |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.050 RULES OF THE ROAD |
76.00 |
II= UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.060 LIGHTS AND SHAPES |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.070 VIO WATERCRAFT/LIGHTS AND SOUND |
250.00 |
MISDEMEANOR |
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8.60.080(B) BLUE LIGHT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT |
101.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.100 FIRE EXTINGUISHER REQUIRED |
101.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.110 PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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1ST VIO/EACH YR – 76.00 |
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2ND VIO/EACH YR – 200.00 |
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8.60.120 EQUIPMENT AND NUMBERING |
3RD+VIO/EACH YR – 400.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.140 MANNER OF OPERATION |
250.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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1-5 OVER LIMIT – 71.00 |
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6-10 OVER LIMIT – 91.00 |
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11-15 OVER LIMIT – 122.00 |
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16-20 OVER LIMIT – 153.00 |
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21-25 OVER LIMIT – 183.00 |
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26-30 OVER LIMIT – 224.00 |
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31-35 OVER LIMIT – 276.00 |
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36-40 OVER LIMIT – 327.00 |
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8.60.150 VIO SPEED OF WATERCRAFT |
EXCESS 40 – 388.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.160(A) TAKE-OFF PERPEND TO SHORE |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.160(B) LAND <45° |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.160(C) SKIERS/RISK TO PERSONS/PROP |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.170 RECKLESS OPERATION WATERCRAFT |
1,000.00 |
MISDEMEANOR |
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8.60.180(A) INSUFF PFDS/HAZARD CONDITIONS |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.180(B) INSUFF FIRE EQUIP/HAZARD CONDITIONS |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.180(C) OVERLOAD CONDITIONS |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.180(D) IMPROPER NAVIGATION LIGHT DISPLAY |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.180(E) FUEL LEAKAGE |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.180(F) FUEL IN BILGES |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.180(G) IMPROPER VENTILATION |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.180(H) IMPROPER BACKFIRE FLAME CONTROL |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.190 DESIGNATED AREAS |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.200 VIO DIRECTION OF TRAVEL |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.210(B)(1) WTRSKRS – ATTENTIVE OPERATOR |
150.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.210(B)(2) WTRSKRS – REQUIRED OBSERVER |
150.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.210(B)(3) WTRSKRS – PFD REQUIRED |
150.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.210(B)(4) WTRSKRS – REQUIRED DISTANCE |
150.00 |
MISDEMEANOR |
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8.60.210(B)(5) WTRSKRS – SUNSET TO SUNRISE |
150.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.210(B)(6) WTRSKRS – W/I 200 FT |
150.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.220(A) NOISE/UNDERWTR EXHAUST |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.220(B) NOISE/>75 DECBLS |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.230 TESTING |
150.00 |
MISDEMEANOR |
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8.60.240 VIO LEGAL AGE OF OPERATOR |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.260(A) PROHIB OPER/PHYSICAL CONTROL |
1,000.00 |
MISDEMEANOR |
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8.60.260(B) WTRCRFT/ALLOW INTOXICATED OP |
1,000.00 |
MISDEMEANOR |
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8.60.260(C) ALLOWING INCAPABLE OPERATION |
101.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.260(D) PROHIB OPER/ALLOW UNDERAGE DRIVER |
101.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.260(E) PROHIB OPER/OVERLOADING |
101.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.270(A) BOAT ACC/FAIL STOP/INFO/ASSIST |
5,000.00 |
MISDEMEANOR |
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8.60.270(B) BOAT ACC/WRTN RPT W/I 48 HOURS |
250.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.310(A) VIO OF SCUBA DIVING REG |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.320 POSTING OF REGULATIONS |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.330 VIO OF SWIMMING REGULATION |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.340 UNLAWFUL DUMPING |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.370 SAFETY DEVICES |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.420 OPERATE IN RESTRICTED AREA |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.430 DAMAGE/PLACE/MOVE/REMOVE BUOY |
150.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.450 CLASS A LAKE ORD VIO |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.460 CLASS B LAKE ORD VIO |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.470 CLASS C LAKE ORD VIO |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.470(A)(1) CLASS C LAKES/5MPH/SUNSET TO 10:30 |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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8.60.480 CLASS D LAKE ORD VIO |
76.00 |
II=UP TO 500.00 |
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REVISED 07/2005 |
[Ord. 387 § 1, 2005; Ord. 86 § 1, 1996.]