Title 7 - Health and Sanitation

7.04.300 Penalty.

1. A.
   Any property owner, representative, tenant, or person found in violation of this Act shall be subject to prosecution in the Overland Park Municipal Court. Any such person found guilty of violating the provisions of this Act shall be subject to a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500 and not more than 10 days in jail, or both a fine and jail sentence. Any person found guilty of this Act two or more times within any one-year period, or determined by the Municipal Court to be a perennial violator, shall be fined not less than $250 nor more than $500 and shall be subject to a sentence not to exceed 30 days in jail, or both a fine and a jail sentence.
2. B.
   Prosecution of any offender under this Act does not limit the City's right to pursue assessment or collection of costs as stated in this Act, or by other laws.
3. C.
   Each day that any violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
4. D.
   Any fines assessed under this Act shall be collected by the Municipal Court administration and paid over to the general fund, except for assessments of court costs.

(History: Ord. ROCR-2245 §9, 2001; NU-1382 §1, 86)

Effective on: 1/1/1901