§ 12-33. Enforcement; penalty.  


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  • The acts enumerated in this article shall be subject to the enforcement remedies and penalties provided by this article, by other county codes, and by state law. Such remedies may be pursued simultaneously. The code enforcement special magistrate shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this article. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this article. A person committing a violation of this article shall be guilty of an offense that, pursuant to Section 125.69, Florida Statutes, and any successor thereto, shall be prosecuted in the same manner as misdemeanors are prosecuted, and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail, not to exceed sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Upon a person's conviction of a second offense for violation of this article, such person shall not be eligible to apply for or be issued a permit for a period of three (3) years following the date of such conviction, and all permits issued to such person pursuant to this article that are then in effect shall be revoked by the director.

(Ord. No. 88-70, § 6, 9-27-88; Ord. No. 2007-62, § 1, 10-23-07)