§ 3-1-8. Violations; penalties.


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  • (a)

    Unless otherwise specified within a particular chapter of the Code of Henry County, Georgia, any person violating any of the provisions of the ordinances of Henry County, Georgia shall, upon conviction or plea of guilty thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding sixty (60) days, or by both, such fine and imprisonment as the facts of the case may justify.

    (b)

    Each such violation committed or permitted to continue, shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder. Each day any violation of this Code shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.

    (c)

    In addition to the penalties provided in section or elsewhere in this Code, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this Code or any ordinance shall be deemed a public nuisance, and may be abated by the county as provided by law or ordinance. Each day that such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense.

(Ord. No. 85-08, 5-21-85)

Cross reference

Penalty for violation of business regulations, §§ 1-4-4, 2-4-26, nuisances generally, Ch. 3-16.