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§ 1.11 MARTINSVILLE CODE (3) Class 3 misdemeanor: By a frae of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). (4) Class 4 misdemeanor: By a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). (5) Traffic infraction: By a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00). Co) Whenever in any provision of this Code or in any other ordinance of the city or any rule or regulation promulgated by an officer or agency of the city, under authority duly vested in such officer or agency, any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or the doing of any act is required, or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, where no specific penalty is provided for the violation of such provision and such violation is not described as being of a particular class of misdemeanor or a traffic infraction, such violation shall constitute a Class 1 misde- meanor punishable as prescribed in subsection (a)(1) above. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other section of this Code, no penalty shall be imposed for a violation of this Code or any rule or regulation referred to in this section which is greater than the penalty provided by state law for a similar offense. (d) Unless otherwise provided, each day any violation of this Code or any ordinance or rule or regulation referred to in this section continues shall constitute a separate offense. (Code 1971, § 1-6; Ord of 1-12-82; Ord. No. 90-9, 6-26,90; Ord. No. 92-9, 6-9-92) Charter references-Authority of city to provide and impose penalties for ordinance violations, Ch. 1, § 2(37); duty of commonwealth's attorney to prosecute ordinance violations, Ch. 6, § 4. State law references-Classification of misdemeanors and punishment therefor, Code of Virginia, §§ 18.2-9, 18.2-11; punishment for traffic infractions, § 46.2-113; authority of city to provide penalties for violation of ordinances, § 15.1-901; authority of court trying case, upon conviction, to require bond conditioned that the person convicted will not violate the ordinance for the breach of which he was convicted for a period of not more than one year, § 15.1-902. Sec. 1-12. Enjoining continuing violations. In addition to any penalty imposed for the violation of any provision of this Code or other ordinance, the city may enjoin the continuing violation thereof by proceedings for an injunc- tion brought in any court having jurisdiction to grant injunctive relief. (Code 1971, § 1-6; Ord. of 1-12-82; Ord. No. 90-9, 6-26-90; Ord. No. 91-2, 5-14-91) Charter reference--Authority of city to maintain suit to restrain ordinance violations, Ch. 1, § 2(37). State law reference--Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 15.1-905. Sec. 1-13. Costs, fees, etc., for violations. The district courts for the city shall, in the matter of taxing, costs and filing fees on violations of this Code and other ordinances, follow the same procedure as that prescribed by state law for state law violations, and .the clerk of the circuit court shall be entitled to the same fees in respect to such violations and shall follow the same procedure in respect to filing, Supp. No. 28 92