§ 1.20.050. Punishment for violations of city ordinances.

A.

Wherever an ordinance of the city currently provides that violation of which shall be punishable as a misdemeanor, the same shall hereafter instead be prosecuted and punished as an infraction, unless the city attorney of the city determines that the violation should instead be prosecuted and punished as a misdemeanor and files the appropriate complaint and other papers with the court. The city attorney or his or her designee shall represent the city and the people of the state of California in all such misdemeanor proceedings.

B.

A person accused of violating a city ordinance shall be cited to appear therefor in the manner specified for infractions unless the city's arresting officer determines that arrest is necessary or appropriate.

C.

The maximum punishment for violation of an ordinance of the city which is prosecuted as an infraction shall be as provided at the time of the violation in section 36900 of the California government code. Violations of ordinances which are to be punishable as misdemeanors shall be as is then provided by California Penal Code Section 19.

D.

All provisions in the municipal code of the city which are inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed, and the provisions of subsections A, B, and C, above, are adopted in their place.

(Ord. No. 411-2013, §§ 1—4, 5-9-2013)