§ 25-3. Violations and penalties.  


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  • The owner or general agent of a building or premises where a violation of any provision of the regulations of this chapter has been committed or shall exist, or the lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the owner, general agent, lessee or tenant of any part of the building or premises in which such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the general agent, architect, builder, contractor or any other person who commits, takes part or assists in any such violation or who maintains any building or premises in which any such violation shall exist shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) and not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each and every day that such violation continues, but if the offense be willful, on conviction thereof, the punishment shall be a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each and every day that such violation shall continue or by imprisonment for ten (10) days for each and every day such violation shall continue or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Any violation (such person, who, having been served with an order to remove any such person's violation shall fail to comply with said order within ten (10) days after such service, or shall continue to violate any provision of the regulations) made under authority of this act in the respect named in such order, shall also be subject to a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).

(Code 1978, § 400.050)

State law reference

Similar provisions, RSMo 89.160.