ยง339 8 - Penalties.
ยง339‑8ย Penalties.ย (a)ย Except as
otherwise provided by this chapter, any person violating any provision of this
chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter shall be guilty of a violation,
and shall be fined not less than $100, and not more than $500 for each offense,
and ordered to pick up and remove litter from a public place under the
supervision of the director as follows:
(1)ย For the first offense, the violator shall spend
four hours of either picking up litter or performing community service; and
(2)ย For any subsequent offense, the violator shall
spend eight hours of either picking up litter or performing community service.
(b)ย If the court judges the violator to be
incapable of litter removal and pick up, the court may provide some other community
work as it deems appropriate.ย All persons who are caught littering shall be
required to remove the litter that they caused or shall be liable for the costs
of removing that litter. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 2, pt of ยง2; am L 1979, c 60, ยง4; am
L 1985, c 139, ยง1; am L 1991, c 157, ยง10; am L 1992, c 116, ยง2; am L 2006, c
158, ยง3]