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A. Unless a specific penalty is expressly provided, for all violations of ordinances of the city which are identified as misdemeanors, upon conviction, such violations are punishable by imprisonment in the appropriate city or county jail for a period of up to 90 days and a fine of up to $1,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

B. Unless a specific penalty is expressly provided, for all violations of ordinances of the city which are identified as gross misdemeanors, upon conviction, such violations are punishable by imprisonment in the appropriate city or county jail for a period of up to 364 days and a fine of up to $5,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

C. Any violations of ordinances of the city that are identified as criminal violations, including being punishable by criminal penalties, but not identified as to whether they are misdemeanors or gross misdemeanors, shall be deemed misdemeanors or gross misdemeanors, as follows:

1. Criminal violations that are punishable by up to and including imprisonment in the appropriate city or county jail for a period of up to 364 days and a fine of up to $5,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment, shall be deemed gross misdemeanors; provided, that criminal violations that are punishable by not more than imprisonment in the appropriate city or county jail for a period of up to 90 days and a fine of up to $1,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment, shall be deemed misdemeanors;

2. Criminal violations that are adopted by reference from state statutes, or extrapolated with the same or substantially the same language from state statutes, shall be classified as misdemeanors or gross misdemeanors consistent with their classification by state statutes, and shall be punishable accordingly;

3. Criminal violations that are not identifiable as either misdemeanors or gross misdemeanors shall be deemed misdemeanors and shall be punishable accordingly.

D. In addition, a defendant may be assessed court costs, jury fees and such other fees or costs as may be authorized in statute or court rules. In any court proceeding to enforce this section, the city shall have the burden of proving by evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that a violation occurred. In a proceeding under this section a defendant shall be accorded each and every right protected under the Constitutions of the United States of America and the state of Washington, all applicable federal, state and local laws, and applicable court rules promulgated by the Washington Supreme Court and the inferior courts under the authority of the Washington Supreme Court. (Ord. 6659 § 1, 2018; Ord. 5677 § 1, 2002; Ord. 4285 § 2, 1988; Ord. 3618 § 1, 1981; Ord. 2754 § 1, 1973.)