<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 1-8. - General penalty; continuing violations.</div>
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               Any violation of a section of this Code that is specifically designated as a misdemeanor
               shall be a Class 3 misdemeanor and any person convicted of the violation shall be
               punishable as provided in G.S. Â§ 14-4. To the extent that any criminal penalty in
               this Code conflicts with G.S. Â§ 153A-123(b1), that statute shall control. Each day
               any violation of this Code or any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate
               offense, unless otherwise specified.
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               Any provision of this Code may be enforced by the assessment of a civil penalty in
               the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per violation, unless otherwise provided.
               Each day on which a violation occurs is a separate violation, for which a separate
               civil penalty may be assessed.
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               Any section of this Code that is specifically designated as a misdemeanor may also
               be enforced by a civil penalty in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per
               violation, unless a greater penalty is specifically provided, as authorized by G.S.
               Â§ 153A-123(c), regardless of whether the criminal penalty conflicts with G.S. Â§ 153A-123(b1).
               Each day that a violation occurs shall constitute a separate violation, for which
               a separate civil penalty may be assessed.
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               (Ord. of 9-19-00, Â§ 1; Ord. of 1-20-22(1))
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            <p class="refstatelaw0" block_type="hang"><b>State Law referenceâ€” </b>
               Violations of county ordinances deemed misdemeanors punishable as prescribed above,
               G.S. Â§ 14-4. See also, G.S. Â§ 153A-123, prescribing alternate methods for enforcement
               of ordinances and authorizing the making of each day's continuing violation a separate
               offense; injunction, G.S. Â§ 1-485 et seq.
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