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A. Civil Penalty.

1. Any person, and the officers, directors, managing agents, or partners of any corporation, firm, partnership, or other organization or business violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00 per day for each violation from the date set for compliance until compliance with the order is achieved.

2. The penalty imposed by this section shall be collected by civil action brought by the City or through the process established in Chapter 1.14 RMC. The Mayor or his or her designee shall notify the City Attorney in writing of the name of any person subject to the penalty, and the City Attorney shall, with the assistance of the Mayor or his or her designee, take appropriate action to collect the penalty.

B. Criminal Penalties.

1. Any person, and the officers, directors, managing agents, or partners of any corporation, firm, partnership, or other organization of business violating or failing to comply with any of the applicable provisions of this chapter who has had a judgment or cease and desist order entered against him or her pursuant to RMC 6.30.050.A or its predecessors within the past five (5) years shall be subject to criminal prosecution and upon conviction of such subsequent violations shall be fined in a sum not exceeding $5,000.00 or be imprisoned for a term not exceeding one (1) year or be both fined and imprisoned. Each day of noncompliance with any of the applicable provisions of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.

C. Additional Relief. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting any judicial remedies that the City may have, at law or in equity, for enforcement of this chapter. Furthermore, violation of the terms of this chapter shall be grounds for revocation of the business license of any person violating the terms hereof. (Ord. 1952 § 1, 1997).