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procedure, if any. Where a provision of chapter 1.20 EMC or the rules of procedure <br /> conflict with this Ordinance,this Ordinance controls. The decision of the violations <br /> hearing examiner will be final. The decision of the violations hearing examiner may be <br /> appealed to Snohomish County Superior Court within 15 calendar days of the date of the <br /> decision. <br /> Section 14. Enforcement <br /> The city clerk shall have administrative authority to implement and enforce this <br /> ordinance. The city clerk may promulgate regulations not inconsistent with this <br /> Ordinance. By way of example,the city clerk may issue administrative subpoenas to <br /> implement the provisions of this chapter. The Everett police department shall have <br /> authority to enforce any provision of this ordinance, and nothing in this section shall be <br /> construed to abrogate or limit the jurisdiction of the Everett police department. <br /> Section 15. Violations—Penalties <br /> A. It is a violation of this Ordinance to fail to comply with or to be in conflict with <br /> any provision of this Ordinance. It shall be a separate offense for each and every day <br /> during which any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is committed, <br /> continued, or permitted. <br /> B. The person operating a taxicab company or TNC is also in violation of this <br /> Ordinance if the city notifies the taxicab company or TNC of a violation of this <br /> Ordinance committed by the taxicab company's or TNC's affiliated driver and the <br /> taxicab company or TNC fails to cure the violation within fifteen(15) days. <br /> C. Pursuant to chapter 7.80 RCW, a person who violates this Ordinance for the first <br /> time in one twelve month period shall be deemed to have committed a class 1 civil <br /> infraction with a two hundred and fifty dollar penalty exclusive of statutory assessments. <br /> D. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter two or more times in one <br /> twelve month period shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction of any such <br /> violation,such person shall be subject to a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or <br /> imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or both such fine and imprisonment. This <br /> subsection applies even if different provisions of this Ordinance are violated. <br /> E. Any violation of any provision of this chapter constitutes a public nuisance which <br /> the city can abate by an action in county superior court. The costs of such action shall be <br /> taxed against the violator. <br /> F. Penalty and enforcement provisions provided in this chapter are not exclusive, <br /> and the city may pursue any remedy or relief it deems appropriate. <br /> Page 12 of 14 <br /> 55 <br />