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(Ord. No. 121 3rd series, § 1, 12-9-2013) 275 <br />Sec. 66-254. - Failure to pay. 276 <br />If a violator fails to pay the penalty imposed by this administrative citation, or if the violator 277 <br />wishes to contest the citation,or the situation that created the violation remains uncorrected, then 278 <br />the matter shall be processed as an article violation or criminal offense through the Hennepin 279 <br />County District Court System the City may issue a petty misdemeanor or misdemeanor citation 280 <br />for the violation of the ordinance. A person convicted of a violation of this Ordinance shall be 281 <br />guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, imprisonment for a 282 <br />term not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof; provided, however, that if the violation 283 <br />is declared to be a petty misdemeanor, the penalty shall be a fine not to exceed $300.00. 284 <br />Additionally, a person convicted of a violation of this article shall pay the costs of prosecution. 285 <br />The city, in its discretion, may bring criminal charges in the first instance, rather than requesting 286 <br />the payment of an administrative penalty, even if a penalty for the particular violation has been 287 <br />established by Council resolution. If the administrative penalty is paid, or if any requested 288 <br />correction of the situation resulting in the violation is completed, no criminal charges shall be 289 <br />initiated by the city for the alleged violation. 290 <br />(Ord. No. 57 3rd series, § 3, 4-27-2009) 291 <br />SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be effective __________________________. 292 <br /> 293 <br /> ADOPTED this day of , 2020, by the City Council of the City of 294 <br />Orono. 295 <br /> 296 <br /> CITY OF ORONO 297 <br /> 298 <br /> BY: 299 <br /> Dennis Walsh, Mayor 300 <br /> 301 <br />ATTEST: 302 <br /> 303 <br /> 304 <br />Anna Carlson, City Clerk 305 <br /> 306