§ 1-16. General penalty.

A. 

Except as hereinafter provided, whenever in this Code or in any other ordinance of the Borough or in any rule, regulation or order promulgated pursuant to such Code or other ordinance of the Borough any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or whenever in such Code or in such other Borough ordinance, rule, regulation or order the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of this Code or of any other ordinance of the Borough or of any rule, regulation or order promulgated pursuant to such Code or other Borough ordinance shall be assessed a fine not exceeding $2,000 or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.

[Amended 6-18-2002 by Ord. No. 11-02; 5-16-2006 by Ord. No. 10-06]

B. 

Each day any violation of this Code or any other Borough ordinance or rule, regulation or order promulgated pursuant thereto shall continue shall constitute a separate offense, unless otherwise provided and as established by the Municipal Court.

C. 

Any person convicted of the violation of an ordinance and who is in default of the payment of any fine imposed therefor may, in the discretion of the Court, be imprisoned in the Morris County Jail or its equivalent for a term not to exceed 90 days or may be required to perform community service for a period not exceeding 90 days.

D. 

Whenever any provision of the New Jersey Revised Statutes limits the authority of the Borough to administer the violation of any particular provision of this Code or other Borough ordinance or rule, regulation or order promulgated pursuant thereto to a fine of less amount than that provided in this section or imprisonment for a shorter term than that provided in this section, then violation of such particular provision of this Code or other Borough ordinance, rule, regulation or order shall be administered by the imposition of not more than the maximum fine or imprisonment so authorized or by both such fine, imprisonment or community service, where applicable.

E. 

Whenever any such fine is imposed upon any corporation, such fine and costs and charges incident thereto may be collected in such manner as may be provided by law.

F. 

The fine for parking in a handicapped zone shall be $250, as promulgated by Chapter 161 of P.L. 2003.

[Added 3-16-2004 by Ord. No. 2-04]

Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 39:4-197.

Amended 5-17-1988 by Ord. No. 10-88