§ 1.24.030. State misdemeanor—Violation—Penalty.

A.

Any person convicted in the municipal court for an offense which would constitute a misdemeanor pursuant to the laws of the state of New Mexico, and for which there is no other provision of this code or other ordinance of the city, is guilty of a violation of this section.

B.

Unless a lesser maximum penalty or a specific penalty is established by ordinance for a particular offense, the maximum penalty for violation of any municipal ordinance shall be as follows:

1.

Except for those violations of ordinances described in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection, a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than ninety days or both;

2.

For violations of an ordinance prohibiting driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, a fine of not more than nine hundred ninety-nine dollars or imprisonment for not more than one hundred seventy-nine days or both; and

3.

For violations of an industrial user waste water pretreatment ordinance as required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, a fine of not more than nine hundred ninety-nine dollars a day for each violation.

(Ord. 1465-94 § 1, 1994; Ord. 1356-89 § 2, 1989: Ord. 1175-81 § 3, 1981: Ord. 1095-78 §§ 1, 2, 1978).