Every person who violates any provision of this part is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in a county jail not less than 10 days nor more than six months, or by both; and in addition is liable for all costs, expenses, and disbursements paid or incurred by the department or person prosecuting the case.
Mausoleums and ColumbariumsPenalties
Section § 9675
If you break any rule in this section, you can be charged with a misdemeanor. This means you might have to pay a fine between $100 and $1,000, spend 10 days to 6 months in county jail, or both. Also, you'll have to cover any costs related to the case, including what the department or person who brought the charges had to pay.
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Section § 9676
If you own or run a mausoleum or a columbarium that's built against the rules set in this law, you're considered to be causing a public nuisance. If convicted, you could face a fine between $500 and $5,000, spend between one to six months in county jail, or both.
Additionally, you will have to cover all the costs for the case brought against you. Each month your building remains a nuisance counts as a new offense. The court handling the case decides on the total costs and expenses you need to pay.
Every owner or operator of a mausoleum or columbarium erected in violation of this part is guilty of maintaining a public nuisance and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than one month nor more than six months, or by both; and in addition is liable for all costs, expenses and disbursements paid or incurred by the department or person prosecuting the case. Each calendar month during which such public nuisance exists constitutes a separate offense.
The costs, expenses, and disbursements shall be fixed by the court having jurisdiction of the case.
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Section § 9677
This law states that penalties won't be imposed on a building if it adhered to all relevant laws at the time its construction permit was issued, as long as the building's current use does not breach public health protection laws.
The penalties of this chapter shall not apply as to any building which, at the time of issuance of a permit for the construction thereof was in compliance with the laws then existing, if its use is not in violation of the laws for the protection of public health.
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